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. 2006 Sep 5;95(7):853–861. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603325

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
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