FIGURE 3.  Standard ^99mTc-MDP planar bone scan and ¹⁸F bone scan of same patient obtained within a few days of each other (courtesy of Seattle Nuclear). (A and B) Anterior and posterior views showing increase in uptake in vertebra and left rib. (C and D) Anterior and posterior MIP views showing numerous additional metastases. Even in retrospect, few of the ¹⁸F lesions can be seen on planar images.