Three methods of diagnostic imaging : bi-dimensional ultrasonography, scanography and 111Indium-labelled platelet scintigraphy were compared in 61 patients to detect left intraventricular thrombotic lesions, in order to determine their respective diagnostic values.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffectiveness of modern imaging techniques were compared when used for diagnosis of the painful hip in adults, particularly the distinction between aseptic osteonecrosis and decalcifying osteodystrophy. Although a small number of patients were studied (5 cases of osteonecrosis and 5 of decalcification) the series was homogeneous (same investigator for each technique and identical equipment for each patient), and the different methods of investigation (conventional radiology, scintigraphy computed scanography CE 10,000 and 0.15 resistive NMR imaging) could be validly compared.
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