Single-photon emission computed tomography combined with computed tomography (SPECT/CT) in bone diseases.

Radionuclide bone scanning was proven effective many years ago. Its main advantages are good sensitivity, limited radiation exposure, and noninvasiveness. However, increased radionuclide uptake by a lesion is not specific, and differentiating malignant from nonmalignant disorders may therefore be difficult.

Factors useful for predicting survival of myeloma patients in everyday practice. A 10-year study of 148 patients older than 55 years.

Objective: The objective of this study was to identify prognostic factors in a uniform population of older patients with myeloma.

Methods: Thirty-one study centers in France included 148 patients who were older than 55 years at diagnosis and were followed up until death or for at least 10 years. The following tests were available for all patients: blood cell counts; serum, and urinary protein electrophoresis; and serum levels of creatinine, calcium, beta2 microglobulin (beta2m), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), and C-reactive protein (CRP).

Tonic dystonia: an uncommon complication of reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome. A review of five cases.

Tonic dystonia is an underrecognized complication of reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS) characterized by an increase in muscle tone at the site of injury. Case-reports.- We describe five cases of tonic dystonia complicating RSDS of the lower extremity.