Table 3 The number of osteolytic bone metastases in the 13 bone areas and the number of detected lesions using 18 F-FDG PET-CT and 99m Tc-MDP whole-body bone scanning
Bone area | Number of lesions | Detected lesions | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PET-CT | Bone scan | |||
Cervical vertebra | 32 | 32 | 7 | <0.001 |
Thoracic vertebra | 102 | 99 | 48 | <0.001 |
Lumbar vertebra | 52 | 49 | 21 | <0.001 |
Sacrococcyx | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0.094 |
Sternum | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0.221 |
Left pelvis | 23 | 21 | 14 | 0.099 |
Right pelvis | 20 | 17 | 10 | 0.043 |
Left shoulder | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0.554 |
Right shoulder | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0.999 |
Left rib | 55 | 52 | 35 | <0.001 |
Right rib | 46 | 46 | 23 | <0.001 |
Left limb | 18 | 16 | 12 | 0.229 |
Right limb | 28 | 24 | 16 | 0.038 |
Total | 406 | 383 | 204 | <0.001 |