Table 6. Octreotide scintigraphy (61 patients) and conventional imaging (CT scanning, 63 patients) compared.
Number of patients with the given degree of radioactive uptake in the tumour at this site
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Site | Patients with disease at this site confirmed on CT | Patients with positive scintigraphy at this site | Clear but faint | Moderate | Intense |
Bone | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Liver | 61 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
Lung | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
CT=computed tomography