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==Other Imaging Findings==
==Other Imaging Findings==
'''Bone scan'''
'''Bone scan'''
*Not used routinely
*This is used if bone [[metastasis]] is suspected and in the later stages of [[cancer]].<ref name="pmid8078728">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gururangan S, Wilimas JA, Fletcher BD |title=Bone metastases in Wilms' tumor--report of three cases and review of literature |journal=Pediatr Radiol |volume=24 |issue=2 |pages=85–7 |date=1994 |pmid=8078728 |doi= |url=}}</ref>  
*This is used if bone [[metastasis]] is suspected and in the later stages of [[cancer]].<ref name="pmid8078728">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gururangan S, Wilimas JA, Fletcher BD |title=Bone metastases in Wilms' tumor--report of three cases and review of literature |journal=Pediatr Radiol |volume=24 |issue=2 |pages=85–7 |date=1994 |pmid=8078728 |doi= |url=}}</ref>  
*It is used to distinguish active tumor from [[scar tissue]].<ref name="pmid164315">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bond JV, Martin EC |title=Bone metastases in Wilms' tumour |journal=Clin Radiol |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=103–6 |date=January 1975 |pmid=164315 |doi= |url=}}</ref>  
*It is used to distinguish active tumor from [[scar tissue]].<ref name="pmid164315">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bond JV, Martin EC |title=Bone metastases in Wilms' tumour |journal=Clin Radiol |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=103–6 |date=January 1975 |pmid=164315 |doi= |url=}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sargun Singh Walia M.B.B.S.[2]

Overview

Bone scans are not used routinely. They are used if bone metastasis is suspected and in the later stages of cancer. It is used to distinguish active tumor from scar tissue.

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Bone scan

References

  1. Gururangan S, Wilimas JA, Fletcher BD (1994). "Bone metastases in Wilms' tumor--report of three cases and review of literature". Pediatr Radiol. 24 (2): 85–7. PMID 8078728.
  2. Bond JV, Martin EC (January 1975). "Bone metastases in Wilms' tumour". Clin Radiol. 26 (1): 103–6. PMID 164315.

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