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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Other Imaging Findings== | ==Other Imaging Findings== | ||
A bone scan uses bone-seeking radioactive materials (radiopharmaceuticals) and a computer to create a picture of the bones. | A bone scan uses bone-seeking radioactive materials (radiopharmaceuticals) and a computer to create a picture of the bones. Bone scan in osteosarcoma is used to: | ||
* | *Observe abnormal areas of bone.<ref>Osteosarcoma. Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/bone/diagnosis/?region=bc</ref> | ||
*Many bone tumors will light up on a bone scan. | :*Many bone tumors will light up on a bone scan. | ||
* | *Observe if cancer has spread to other bones (metastasis). | ||
[http://www.radswiki.net Images courtesy of RadsWiki] | [http://www.radswiki.net Images courtesy of RadsWiki] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Other Imaging Findings
A bone scan uses bone-seeking radioactive materials (radiopharmaceuticals) and a computer to create a picture of the bones. Bone scan in osteosarcoma is used to:
- Observe abnormal areas of bone.[1]
- Many bone tumors will light up on a bone scan.
- Observe if cancer has spread to other bones (metastasis).
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Bone scan
References
- ↑ Osteosarcoma. Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/bone/diagnosis/?region=bc