What is a bone scan?
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What is a bone scan and how to pay for it?
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It's a test using radioactive dye injected into the vein. Radiation will collect in the bones and a...
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What;s the difference between a bone scan and a PET scan?
my doctor's have ordered me to have a Cat Scan tomorrow because they are unsure if the growth on my head is related to my battle with testicular cancer during the summer of 2006. They have ordered me to have a Bone Scan next week. What is a bone scan...
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A PET scan views metabolic activity in the body. The doctors can see how well organs function and measure...
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Pain in lower left-hand, rear Quadrant intensified with recent bone scan, what could be the problem?
Went to doctor in Feb this year with pain just under the ribs on the left side. CT scan took forever to get, but was completed March 31st. Kidney Stone found, but was informed that this is too small to cause pain. Sent to have Chest X-ray and bone scan...
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You probably have spasms in your left ureter -- maybe there was a stone and it has passed, but meantime...
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What does it mean when a bone scan shows that... please read??
So my Mom is having severe bone pain, in her hips and legs. She's already had a blood clot removed, and it still hurt. She went in to get a bone scan, and now they told her that she needs to have an MRI.. aparrently the documentation she picked up from...
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I am so sorry to hear about your mom, who told you it looked like that? Guaranteed if if is cancer they...
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What is the difference between a bone scan and a bone density scan?
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Bone scans are performed by injecting a radioactive material, that is taken up more rapidly by bone...
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What;s the difference between a bone scan and a PET scan?
my doctor's have ordered me to have a Cat Scan tomorrow because they are unsure if the growth on my head is related to my battle with testicular cancer during the summer of 2006. ...show more
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CT scan: you only need to fast if they are scanning your abdomen. If they are, you will need to drink...
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What is the difference between a bone scan and an X-ray? (Animal Kingdom)?
Motion said the X-ray of his sore leg was OK, they are going to do a bone scan. What is it and what does it detect?
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A bone scan is used to show bone density and is used to show more detail it's a highly sensitive test...
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Bone scan revealed small lesions on lungs/ribcage. What could they be other than cancer? ?
My dad had a bone scan today that found several small lesions on his lungs. His X-rays and all other tests have been clear and he quit smoking 20+ years ago. I just want to know what else they could be aside from cancer? Thank you
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A lesion can mean anything from cancer to a calcium deposit or cyst. Typically a biopsy is performed...
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Is a CT scan "tuned" for what you are looking for example bone or soft tissue abnormalities?
For instance if you has a scan for an apparent soft tissue abnormality can you go back later to the same scan and see if you have any calcium deposits in your cardiovascular system?
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CT's are tuned specifically for what the doctor is looking for. And different CT scanners have different...
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What is the difference between a cat scan&a bone scan?
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CAT, or CT, scans and bone scans are both imaging procedures doctors use to diagnose health problems...