Abstract
A comparison between 99mTc-polyphosphate and pyrophosphate for the early detection of skeletal metastases demonstrated a significant difference between them. Of 71 lesions visualized by polyphosphate scintigrams only 54 were to be found on pyrophosphate scintigrams. The lesions not visualized by pyrophosphate were associated with bone with a high bone-marrow content. It has been suggested that polyphosphate should be the reagent of choice for the detection of skeletal malignancy. In a retrospective study of 118 patients the diagnostic reliability of positive polyphosphate scintigrams was found to be in excess of 90% in patients where skeletal associated pain was the only indication of metastasis.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
