The role of 18F-fluoride PET-CT in the detection of bone metastases in patients with breast, lung and prostate carcinoma: a comparison with FDG PET/CT and 99mTc-MDP bone scan

We aimed to compare the role of 18F-fluoride PET/CT, FDG PET/CT and 99mTc-MDP bone scans in the detection of bone metastases in patients with lung, breast and prostate carcinoma. This was a prospective study including patients for staging (S) and restaging (R). Seventy-two patients (23S, 49R) with infiltrating ductal breast carcinoma, 49 patients (25S, 24R) with prostate adenocarcinoma and 30 patients (17S, 13R) with non-small-cell lung...