Role of three-phase bone scintigraphy in paediatric osteoid osteoma eligible for radiofrequency ablation

• Published in: Nuclear medicine communications Vol. 34; no. 7; p. 638
• Main Authors: Villani, Maria F, Falappa, Piergiorgio, Pizzoferro, Milena, Toniolo, Renato M, Lembo, Antonio, Chiapparelli, Stefano, Garganese, Maria C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.07.2013
• Subjects: Ablation Techniques; Bone and Bones - diagnostic imaging; Bone and Bones - surgery; Child; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Osteoma, Osteoid - diagnostic imaging; Osteoma, Osteoid - pathology; Osteoma, Osteoid - surgery; Radio Waves - therapeutic use; Radionuclide Imaging; Retrospective Studies

The objective of the study was to underline the importance of three-phase bone scintigraphy at the time of diagnosis in children with suspected osteoid osteoma (OO) who are eligible for radiofrequency ablation. Fifty-three patients (13 girls; mean age 7.2 years, 20% younger than 10 years of age) who...