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.
AuntMinnie
JULY 1, 2024
Radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians analyzed the images, with their reads ultimately compared to laboratory results from biopsies. 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. Does this technique sound familiar?
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 5, 2024
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.
Clermont Radiology
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
DEXA (Bone Density) DEXA (Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry) examinations estimate the amount of bone mineral content in specific areas of your body. Two X-Ray energies allow the Radiologist to tell the difference between bone and soft tissue, giving a very accurate estimation of bone density.
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.
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.
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