bone scan
Fracture detection method
A bone scan is a diagnostic imaging procedure that detects abnormalities in bones.
A small amount of radioactive material is injected into the bloodstream and absorbed by bone tissue, with areas of unusual activity—fractures, infections, tumors, or arthritis—showing up as bright spots on the scan.
The bone scan revealed several stress fractures in her foot.
Metastable medical radioisotope
- tracerPath-marking projectile
- radiopharmaceuticalMedicinal radioactive substance
- isotopeElemental variant by mass
- nuclear medicineHealthcare using radioactive materials
hot spot · cold spot · uptake · injection · SPECT · decay · radiation · scanner
Cancer spreading beyond origin
- fractureSplit in hard material
- lesionArea of pathological change
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- cancer stagingClassifying malignancy extent
osteomyelitis · stress fracture · abnormality · screening · detection · follow-up · prognosis · oncology
technetium-99m
Metastable medical radioisotope
- tracerPath-marking projectile
- radiopharmaceuticalMedicinal radioactive substance
- isotopeElemental variant by mass
nuclear medicine · hot spot · cold spot · uptake · injection · SPECT · decay · radiation · scanner
metastasis
Cancer spreading beyond origin
cancer staging · osteomyelitis · stress fracture · abnormality · screening · detection · follow-up · prognosis · oncology · spread
spine
Column of vertebrae
femur · tibia · vertebrae · hip · sternum · clavicle · scapula · humerus · joints · sacrum
- medical imagingMRI, X-ray, CT scanner, mammogram, ultrasound
- orthopedicsorthopedic surgeon, orthopedic surgery, joint replacement, hip replacement, fracture
- Bone Testsdensitometer, lumbar spine
- imagingdigital imaging, medical imaging, camera, digital camera, MRI
- health screeningsmammogram, mammography, colonoscopy, cancer screening, newborn screening
- medical testsblood test, blood tests, X-ray, urine tests, MRI
bone scanX-ray
Penetrating diagnostic beam
MRI · ultrasound · echocardiogram · Doppler ultrasound · CT scan