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Nuclear Medicine in the Musculoskeletal System

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Nuclear medicine has an important role in the management of benign and malignant bone diseases. This role has been expanding significantly particularly in the diagnosis of many benign diseases which may not be detected by morphologic modalities. Table 7.1 summarizes the modalities used in the diagnosis of bone diseases and their main advantages.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait

    Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar & Saud Alenezi

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Elgazzar, A.H., Alenezi, S. (2020). Nuclear Medicine in the Musculoskeletal System. In: A Concise Guide to Nuclear Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26064-4_7

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