The clinical application of nuclide bone imaging in malignant lymphomas

Objective To evaluate the clinical application value of nuclide bone imaging in malignant lymphoma. Methods 71 cases of patients were diagnosed by pathology as malignant lymphoma, among whom there were 8 cases of Hodgkin disease(HL) and 63 cases of non-Hodgkin disease (NHL). The examinations were performed from 2.5 to 6 hours later after the intravenous injection of ^99mTc-MDP (555-925MBq). Results 31 cases were bone-infiltrating lesions, including 3 cases of HL and 28 cases of NHL The total number of the focus was 103, except 2 cases of bone lack, including 35 foci in vertebral column (34.65%), 30 foci in limb and joint (29.70%), 14 foci in rib (13.86%), 13 foci in elvis (12.9%), 5 foci in skull (4.95%) and 4 foci in sternum (3.96%). Conclusion The nuclide bone imaging has a high value in the clinical stage, therapeutic observation and prognosis of bone-infiltrating malignant lymphoma.