Atlas of Bone Scintigraphy in the Developing Pediatric Skeleton: The Normal Skeleton, Variants and Pitfalls

Radioisotope bone scans of the paediatric skeleton form part of the daily routine in departments of radiology and nuclear medicine. Indications for performing bone scintigraphy include infection, trauma, primary bone tumours and malignancy, while other conditions such as avascular necrosis and certain dysplasias also warrant its use. When children present with symptoms such as limp or backache and the diagnosis is uncertain, a bone scan is required to exclude the skeleton as a source of the symptoms. This atlas is a crucial reference work and belongs especially on the shelf of all radiology, nuclear medicine, and orthopaedic departments where paediatric bone scans are performed only infrequently, since it allows the examining physician to compare any particular bone scan with a whole range of normal variations. It also provides important advice on ensuring bone scan images are of high quality, which will permit better differentiation between normal and abnormal findings.