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A clinical comparison of Tc-99m HEDP and Tc-99m MDP in the detection of bone metastases: concise communication.

We have compared bone scintigrams made with Tc-99m-tagged HEDP (1-hydroxyethylidene diphosphonate)and MDP (methylene diphosphonate), the former at 4 hr after injection, the latter at both 2 and 4 hr. In 17 patients with skeletal metastases, there was no significant difference in lesion count or scan quality between the 4-hr images. The tumor-to-bone ratio (T/B) was significantly higher with Tc-HEDP (p less than 0.02). Lesion detection rate and T/B ratios were both lower with Tc-MDP at 2 hr when compared with the 4-hr values for both Tc-HEDP (p less than 0.02, p less than 0.005) and Tc-MDP (p less than 0.02, p less than 0.01). The 4-hr Tc-MDP scan was of significantly higher quality than the 2 hr Tc-MDP scan (p less than 0.01). Although Tc-HEDP produces a higher T/B ratio at 4 hr, the present study does not suggest that either agent is superior in clinical practice.[1]

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  1. A clinical comparison of Tc-99m HEDP and Tc-99m MDP in the detection of bone metastases: concise communication. Fogelman, I., Citrin, D.L., McKillop, J.H., Turner, J.G., Bessent, R.G., Greig, W.R. J. Nucl. Med. (1979) [Pubmed]
 
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