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Bone scans may be viable for diagnosing calciphylaxis

AuntMinnie

Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) methyl diphosphonate (MDP) bone scans are a potentially viable noninvasive option for diagnosing calciphylaxis, according to a team at the University of Massachusetts in Worcester, MA. The team assessed the potential diagnostic utility of bone scans in calciphylaxis based on a review of the literature.

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Good Radiologists Are Like Car Salespeople- Make Them An Offer They Can’t Refuse!

RadsResident

As I was on the phone with a colleague trying to convince the referrer of why I think a patient has Paget’s disease instead of metastases, I described the cortical thickening of the iliopectineal line and the lack of activity on the bone scan at the site and elsewhere throughout the body. Does this technique sound familiar?

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Benefits Of Getting A Bone Density Test

Independent Imaging

A bone density test is a non-invasive procedure to measure the strength of your bones. It is an effective way to diagnose bone-related health problems, such as osteoporosis, and to assess the risk of developing them. Results of the procedure are usually conveyed to your physician within 24 to 48 hours.

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Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma

Global Radiology CME

Bone scan shows diffuse uptake in the markedly enlarged right breast secondary to increased blood pool activity and impaired washout. Bone scan showed diffuse uptake in the markedly enlarged right breast secondary to increased blood pool activity and impaired washout. Mammogram CC view. Breast Cancer. 2012;19(4):289-294.

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Imaging Tests for Cancer

Capitol Imaging Services

Doctors use imaging tests to see inside a patient’s body and diagnose their illnesses and injuries. Some nuclear medicine tests that Capitol Imaging Services offer include: I-123 Thyroid Scan OctreoScans Parathyroid Imaging PET/CT Scan Bone Scan When are Imaging Tests Ordered? Have Questions About Imaging Tests?

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AuntMinnie 2007: Gadolinium: A 'necessary factor' in the development of NSF?

AuntMinnie

Since then, reports on NFS and its connection to gadolinium have been pouring in: At the 2007 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) meeting in Vienna, Scottish radiologists reported on NSF episodes in the whole renal failure population of western Scotland. You know the next few suits will involve the hospital and the radiologists.

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