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==Overview== | ==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]]. | |||
==Other Imaging Findings== | ==Other Imaging Findings== | ||
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*Not used routinely | *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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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.
Other Imaging Findings
Bone scan
- Not used routinely
- This is used if bone metastasis is suspected and in the later stages of cancer.[1]
- It is used to distinguish active tumor from scar tissue.[2]