Scan A shows hot spots, seen as dark areas, in both knees and the second toe of the right foot. These may be signs of arthritis in the knees and a possible ...
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Bone scans are used primarily to detect the spread of metastatic cancer. Because cancer cells multiply rapidly, they will appear as a hot spot on a bone scan.
The scan can take between 30 to 60 minutes, but you'll be at the hospital for several hours. If there are changes on the scan they may be called hot spots.
Apr 2, 2024 · Scan A shows hot spots, seen as dark areas, in both knees and the second toe of the right foot. These may be signs of arthritis in the knees and ...
We present two patients undergoing bone scintigraphy who demonstrated focal uptakes projected at the superior lateral margin of the right orbit, for which ...
A large scanner called a gamma camera takes images of your body. The gamma images show “hot spots” or areas where the radiotracer has collected. How do I ...
A bone scan is an imaging ... The scanner uses the information to make a picture of the bones. The areas where the radionuclide collects are called "hot spots.
On planar bone scintigrams, activity enhancement foci in projection to kidney and lower ribs can arise from the kidney, or from bone lesions.
An abnormal scan will show hot spots or cold spots as compared to surrounding bone. Hot spots are areas where there is an increased collection of the ...