Osteosarcoma other imaging findings

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohammadmain Rezazadehsaatlou[2].

Overview

Bone scan in osteosarcoma is used to observe abnormal areas of bone and metastasis.

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.

• Many bone tumors will light up on a bone scan.

• Observe if cancer has spread to other bones (metastasis).

Images courtesy of RadsWiki

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  Delayed images of a bone scan demonstrate the femoral lesion to have increased activity. No other lesions evident.