[The aid of bone scans in diagnosis of fibrous dysplasia (author's transl)].

: Fibrous dysplasia of the bone does not only occur in childhood as commonly believed, but may also be diagnosed during adult life as a stepwise progressing disease. Bone scans are useful to differentiate active from non-active disease. Suspicious accumulations of the radio-pharmaceutical which may be detected by total body scanning, should be confirmed by roentgen examination as a more specific method. Bone scan is helpful in early detection of focal disease and may visualize lesions in wide-spread disease for further radiological workup.