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Bone scanning in the child and young adult

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The sensitivity of the radionuclide bone scan in identifying osteoblastic reaction in bone and in detecting local alterations in blood flow is valuable in many benign diseases involving bone, particularly those which are more common in children and young adults, and in which early detection may be critical to future health. Bone scanning offers a simple yet reliable means for establishing an early diagnosis, evaluating the extent of the disease, and assessing the therapeutic response in disorders resulting from infection, trauma, or vascular insult. Useful information may also be obtained in disturbances of growth and development, and in congenital lesions.

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Part I of this article appeared in Skeletal Radiol. 5, 1–14 (1980)

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Murray, I.P.C. Bone scanning in the child and young adult. Skeletal Radiol. 5, 65–75 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347326

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