PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gupta, Shiv M.
AU  - Panduranga, Anantapur
AU  - Buckley, Margaret
AU  - Crucitti, Thomas W.
AU  - Herrera, Nilo E.
TI  - Significance of Photon-Deficient Areas in Radionuclide Bone Scans
DP  - 1980 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 208--210
VI  - 8
IP  - 4
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/8/4/208.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/8/4/208.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.1980 Dec 01; 8
AB  - Photon-deficient areas were observed in 64 out of 884 (7.2%) bone scans performed in a general hospital over a period of 1 yr. The intrinsic causes constituted about 80% of the “cold” lesions seen; whereas extrinsic causes were responsible for the remaining 20%. Orthopedic implants were the most common source of artifactual cold lesions. The value of special views during bone scanning and care during interpretation is suggested.