(1) Computed tomography (CT) has traditionally been considered the standard for
bone imaging due to the high contrast between bone and surrounding soft tissues.
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As reported above,
bone imaging of elderly people was used in our study; we evaluated CT images from healthy persons and the position of the proximal femoral screw was determined automatically from the program.
As part of the study, 200 of the men were given
bone imaging tests before and at the end of treatment.
Bone imaging studies showed two small focal lesions in left distal index and little fingers.
A magnetic resonance imaging scan showed soft tissue swelling on the anterior lateral part of the left hip joint [Figure 1], and the
bone imaging of [sup]99m Tc-methylene diphosphonate presented the high radioactive uptake on the left femoral head edge, proximal femur, and adjacent soft tissue.