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A bone scan is a nuclear imaging test that can help tell you if you have certain types of bone disease. You may get this kind of scan to see if cancer has spread to your bones or to view how well ...

Despite technological advances in medical imaging, studies show that up to 30% of bone metastases are not detected on CT scans 1, making bone one of the most frequent sites of diagnostic errors in ...

An osteophyte is a bony outgrowth or “bone spur” that develops slowly over time in and around joints. Bone spurs often do not cause symptoms. They usually only cause pain if they impinge on other ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends bone density scans for all women 65 years and older and postmenopausal women under 65 with risk factors for osteoporosis-related fracture.

However, a complementary bone scan was required for confirmation and showed moderate hyperemia and severe hyperfixation of the tibial lesion along with similar lesions on the left femur, both humeri, ...

Exercising outdoors? Bone conduction headphones keep your ears open and aware of your surroundings while you listen to music that's loud and clear. That's why they work wonderfully as workout ...

To help rule out other possibilities, your doctor might order blood tests and various imaging tests to look for bone fragments. The imaging tests might include: Ultrasound X-ray MRI CT Scan PET ...

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