Technetium bone imaging as an adjunct in the management of fibrous dysplasia

The diagnosis of fibrous dysplasia is one that is often made on the basis of biopsy findings and routine radiographs of involved areas. Until the advent of total body scanning, early cases of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia went undiagnosed until swelling, asymmetry, or deformity was noticed in other body parts. More sensitive radiographic techniques, (this is, bone imaging) are now available which offer a means for early detection of polyostotic involvement and more accurate delineation of lesions of the monostotic variety.