Question 1

whole body nuclear bone scan results:  increased activity in the anterior skull near the superior lateral margin of the right orbital. is this normal?

Accepted Answer

Inflammatory act: That is not normal

It seems there is an increased radio nuclear activity near the superior lateral margin of the right orbital. This could be an inflammation in the bone or an infection. Clinical symptoms like fever, rash around the right orbital area. Other imaging like CT, MRI, PET-Scan can be used to confirm the findings and clarify more precisely the problem.

Question 2

hi, i had a question. i recently had a whole body nuclear medicine bone scan done and the report says "unremarkable tracer localization is seen in the osseous structures,  what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

It means you: are fine, bone scan shows nothing remarkable

Question 3

on a whole body bone scan what does faint activity seen associated with the manubrial clavicular junction on the right side may be variation of normal?

Accepted Answer

All the scan tells-: -you is there is more bone active in that are, does not tell you why. Can be as simple as this being your dominant extremity. Very dense uptake is something significant &amp; should be investigated.

Question 4

pain on activities all over body ana pro ra factor tsh nuclear bone scan normal rheumo thinks its due to past chronic vit d def. normal now vitd wt?

Accepted Answer

Autoimmune disease: Despite negative labs, you may still have some type of autoimmune disease. Chronic pain throughout the body is usually due to autoimmune disease. If there is no anatomic distribution of the pain, and it's not related to disease such as infection, cancer, endocrine disease, then it must be autoimmune.

Question 5

how does nuclear medicine do a bone scan?

Accepted Answer

Very simple: 2 types of bone scans - (1) whole body bone scan (wbbs) & (2) three phase bone scan. In either case you get an injection of a radioactive material and lay under a gamma camera  for 45 min. And an image of your bone is produced. In wbbs (done for cancer metastases), you return 2 hours after injection.  The 3-phase bone scan (done for infection), pictures are taken during  & 15 min after injection.

Question 6

hello docs, is a full body bone scan like a gallium scan?

Accepted Answer

No: Gallium scanning involves greater irradiation and is non specific for tumor, infection , and bone abnormalities. Low radiation bone scan is specifically for osseous problems such as fractures, metastatic disease to bone, avascular necrosis, some metabolic bone issues, etc.Patient with unknown source of fever or pain and multifocal disease  usually helped by bone scan.

Question 7

is it odd that a nuclear bone scan would not detect 2 rib fractures?

Accepted Answer

It depends: Bone scan is very sensitive for acute and subacute fractures. However, after a fracture is completely healed, often time years after the injury, bone scan will usually be negative.

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Question 8

what exposes the body to more: radiation bone scan or computed tomography?

Accepted Answer

CT vs bone scan: The amount of CT radiation exposure depends on the type of CT. Average effective radiation dose for bone scan is about 6 mSv.  Dose for head CT is 2mSv, for abdomen CT is 8 mSv, and for CT angiogram 16mSv.

Question 9

can i have sexual intercouse after i have a bone scan while the nuclear chemicals are still  in my blood?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes, once you are released from the clinic you are considered safe to the general public, including intimacy. The radiotracer is primarily washed out through the urine. If you want to be extra extra extra cautious then make sure no urine contamination gets on the other person. But even still, you are completely safe after a bone scan.

Question 10

i am scheduled to have a nuclear bone scan and they asked me if i had an x-ray in the last 6 weeks. i forgot that i had one 5 weeks ago. is it relevant?

Accepted Answer

It is : It is relevant, they ask because of the amount of radiation used in CT scans

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Whole body nuclear bone scan results: increased activity in the anterior skull near the superior lateral margin of the right orbital. is this normal?

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Hi, i had a question. i recently had a whole body nuclear medicine bone scan done and the report says "unremarkable tracer localization is seen in the osseous structures, what does this mean?

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On a whole body bone scan what does faint activity seen associated with the manubrial clavicular junction on the right side may be variation of normal?

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Pain on activities all over body ana pro ra factor tsh nuclear bone scan normal rheumo thinks its due to past chronic vit d def. normal now vitd wt?

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How does nuclear medicine do a bone scan?

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Hello docs, is a full body bone scan like a gallium scan?

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Is it odd that a nuclear bone scan would not detect 2 rib fractures?

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What exposes the body to more: radiation bone scan or computed tomography?

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Can i have sexual intercouse after i have a bone scan while the nuclear chemicals are still in my blood?

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I am scheduled to have a nuclear bone scan and they asked me if i had an x-ray in the last 6 weeks. i forgot that i had one 5 weeks ago. is it relevant?

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