Technetium-99m Polyphosphate Bone Imaging: A Quantitative Method for Assessing Bone Healing

Abstract

A new gamma scanning method has been developed for quantitating and assessing the rate of bone graft healing with technetium-99m phosphate bone- seeking radiopharmaceuticals. This recently developed radiopharmaceutical was utilized to evaluate graft materials placed in surgically created defects in the ulnas of mongrel dogs. It was found that radiopharmaceutical scanning is more sensitive for serial assessment of the bone healing than roentgenography. This new method has the potential of being an extremely useful clinical tool in the evaluation of healing of various skeletal abnormalities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0769270

Entities

People

  • E. L. Barron
  • F. R. Nelson
  • G. L. Dunson
  • J. S. Stevenson
  • M. L. Merriman
  • R. W. Bright

Organizations

  • Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abnormalities
  • Abstracts
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Health Services
  • Imaging Techniques
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Materials
  • Radiography
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Scanning
  • Technetium
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transplants
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Medical Imaging.
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.