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What does sclerotic lesion in bone scan mean

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I had a heart ct scan and one of the reading is there are 2 small sclerotic foci within the sternum and they both measure 7 mm in diameter. my question is what does that mean? it was recommended to have a bone scan any suggestions?

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Bone scan diagnosed osteoarthritis in several joints & states"ct skull vault would assess mildly active lesion in right occipital bone likely an osteoma or possible meningioma"what does "mildly active"mean in regards to osteoma? awaiting a ct scan?

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Ctu and nuclear bone scan report a moderately functionally active right proximal femoral lesion. associated pain, nausea etc. should i be worried?

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I am experiencing severe pain in knee and thigh. i have had x-rays a mri and a bone scan. all points to an enchrondoma size of lesion is 5.9cm by 3.2cm. bone scan results say mild uptake in metabolically active lesion?

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What does strong uptake on a bone scan mean?

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Hello by bone scan stated negative for acute bony abnormality what does this mean?

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I had a bone scan today and i saw white shots, what does that mean?

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What does nonarticular osteoblastic focus mean on a bone scan?

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What exactly does it mean when your kidneys show up on a bone scan?

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What does radiopharmaceutical uptake from a bone scan mean in layman's terms?

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