AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2023

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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AuntMinnie

JULY 1, 2024

The primary outcome was the correct identification of the prostate cancer tumor stage, which is crucial for surgeons to determine the extent of the disease -- whether it has spread beyond the prostate gland, for instance. Out of 150 men who participated, 134 ultimately underwent radical prostatectomies (the mean age was 62 years old).

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RadsResident

DECEMBER 31, 2022

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. appeared first on RadsResident.

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Global Radiology CME

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

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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Capitol Imaging Services

JUNE 2, 2022

Capitol Imaging Services offers a variety of ultrasound imaging tests, like: Liver Elastography Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine imaging scans utilize a small, harmless dose of a radioactive isotope to highlight parts of the body, making them easier to see in an imaging test. This is known as cancer staging.

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Independent Imaging

MARCH 6, 2020

Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a disorder which affects the bones and is characterized by a progressive loss of bone tissue. This weakens bones making them porous, fragile, and susceptible to fractures. Osteoporosis is a common bone disease with as many as 1.5

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 5, 2024

Imagine going in for a diagnostic MRI scan and coming out with a progressive, irreversible, and potentially fatal disease. It certainly doesn't help matters that the disease has been linked to gadolinium-based contrast agents, a ubiquitous tool in the MR armamentarium. In 2006 the U.S. Louis hospital.

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