What Can a Bone Scan Detect?
Bone scans are common medical tests which use radiation to provide a clearer image on an individual's bone health. The test can detect a number of serious medical conditions and diseases.
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Bone Scan
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A bone scan is an imaging test that helps tract bone related diseases. The test shows increased or decreased areas of bone turnover.
Function
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You will be given an injection of harmless radioactive tracers. These tracers will accumulate in your bones. These tracers emit radiation which are captured by a special camera. The image that is produced is examined by doctors.
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Bone Fractures
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Doctors will order a bone scan for many reasons, such as to check the structural integrity of the bone. A bone scan may be done when an injury or fracture is undetectable by an X-ray.
Cancer
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Bone scans can also be used to detect cancer. The image can check the prognosis of cancer originating from the bone or whether a cancerous tumor has spread from one organ to the bone.
Other Conditions Detected by Bone Scan
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Bone scans can be used to detect many other medical conditions. Some of these include arthritis, impaired blood supply to bones, and unexplained bone pain.
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