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| Title | Bone scintigraphy in the diagnosis of mastoiditis |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1981 |
| Authors | Floyd JL, Goodman EL |
| Journal | Clin Nucl Med |
| Volume | 6 |
| Pagination | 320-1 |
| Date Published | Jul |
| ISBN Number | 0363-9762 (Print)0363-9762 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 6453674 |
| Keywords | Aged, Bone and Bones/radionuclide imaging, Diphosphonates/diagnostic use, Humans, Male, Mastoid/*radionuclide imaging, Mastoiditis/*radionuclide imaging, Middle Aged, Technetium Tc 99m Medronate, Technetium/diagnostic use |
| Abstract | Bone scintigraphy has proven utility in the early diagnosis of osteomyelitis, but the authors were unable to find any report of its specific application to mastoiditis. Three cases of mastoiditis are presented in which the bone scan findings predicted the histopathologic findings. |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6453674 |