Assessment of bone scans in advanced prostate carcinoma using fully automated and semi-automated bone scan index methods

摘要

Objective As metastasis of prostate carcinoma occurs in approximately 80 % of terminal prostate carcinoma patients, the prognostic value of the prediction of prostate carcinoma by bone scintigraphy is important. We compared the automated and semi-automated bone scan index (BSI) system with extent of disease (EOD) grade if there is a possibility to substitute for EOD grading.