Bone scan

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

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Nuclear scan

Overview

Risks

Results

Bone scan

Alternative Names:

Scintigraphy - bone

Normal Values:

Normal distribution areas appear uniform and gray throughout all the bones in your body.

What abnormal results mean:

There should be no areas of asymmetric increased or decreased distribution of the radionuclide. "Hot spots" are areas where there is increased bone uptake (accumulation) of the radiotracer; these appear black. "Cold spots" are areas where there is less uptake of the radiotracer. These appear light or white.

Review Date: 7/21/2004
Reviewed By: Jeffrey J. Brown, MD, FACR, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington, University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review Provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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