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Bone scintigraphy
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- Summary
- Scintigraphy is an imaging technique which enables one to trace the distribution, in a patient’s body, of radioactive elements that have been introduced there in minute quantities. In the case of bone scintigraphy it is a matter of observing the skeleton via a scan of the entire body. The tracer used (Technetium 99) has an affinity for bone.
As cancer cells have a higher rate of metabolic activity than normal ones, areas of hyperfixation reveal the presence of metastases.
- Learning objectives
- To observe scintigraphic images of normal and pathological skeletons.
- How to use the animation
- Click an drag the screen magnifier over the scans.
- Keywords
- Nuclear-medicine, skeleton, metastasis, scintigraphy, medical, SCHENE, biotechnologies
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