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bone metastases CHORUS
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Location: http://chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/00788.html
Description: Sensitivity . . 98%
* False negatives:
o multiple myeloma
o thyroid Ca
o small, purely lytic lesions
o oat cell Ca
Specificity . . high
* False positives:
o Paget's disease
o arthritis
o fibrous dysplasia
o infection
o trauma, new or old
Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD
Institution: CHORUS
Primary Subject/Category:
- - OCOSH Classification: Investigations: Radiology - General: Radiology - Conditions
- - OCOSH Classification: Orthopaedic Oncology: Bone Metastases
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Added: Thu Jan 31 2002
Last Modified: Tue Jul 21 2009