Adams F G, Horton P W
Br J Radiol. 1978 Apr;51(604):281-5. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-51-604-281.
Criteria have been developed for radioisotope scanning of bone with an eight-colour-display rectilinear scanner, to differentiate metastases from degenerative spinal disease. If the area of increased uptake is two or more colours "hotter" than normal, this is probably due to metastases even if degenerative spinal disease coexists. The positivity of a scan due to degenerative spinal disease is a function of the degree of sclerosis adjacent to the intervertebral discs and apophyseal joints; it is not related to the degree of osteophyte formation.
已经制定了使用八色显示直线扫描仪进行骨放射性同位素扫描的标准，以区分脊柱转移性疾病和退行性疾病。如果摄取增加的区域比正常情况“热”两个或更多颜色，即使存在退行性脊柱疾病，这也可能是由于转移所致。由退行性脊柱疾病引起的扫描阳性是与椎间盘和小关节相邻的硬化程度的函数；它与骨赘形成的程度无关。
