bone density test
I had a nuclear bone scan because of swelling and fracture of the foot. The swollen foot ( of 5 months) lite up like a Chrismas tree? What does this mean?
Yes, but bone scan has to be completed first.
No, a bone scan shows bone metabolism.
i want to know what actually goes into a bone scan. A nuclear medicine bone scan images the physiology, or function of the bones in the body. An injection of the material your bones use to repair themselves if given to the patient. The only difference between the drug and the natural substance is tha we attach a radioactive atom to each of the drug molecules so that our cameras are able to image the drug as the body uses it. The idea of the scan is that any damage or abnormality of the bone will have an increase, or decrease in bone repair, therefore showing up lighter, or darker on the scan.
Gallium scan
A bone scan, or x-ray is simply a different type of scan than an MRI. No kind of scan is better than another, it simply depends what the scan is trying to ascertain.
A bone scan can show if a bone is healthy or if it is losing strength and density by becoming porous.
unactive bone
If you are getting a bone scan there could be a few reasons. they could be looking for osteoarthritis, arthritis, fracture, bone cancer , or metastatic cancer.
I got a full body bone scan and it costed around 4,000, give or take.
No