How is a bone test done after a prostate biopsy?

Xray test: Some men diagnosed with high-risk prostate cancer after prostate biopsy will undergo tests to evaluate for possible spread of disease to other parts of the body (bones, lymph nodes). Nuclear medicine bone test is performed by injecting a medication into an IV and taking pictures with a special xray machine to detect spread of cancer to bones.

Nuclear Medicine bon: A patient receives an injection, and then returns to the scanning center where a monitor detects deposits/accumulation of the radionucleide presumably in your bones. The test is painless and carries virtually no radiation risk.

F18 PET bone scan.: F18 pet bone scan is preferred over technetium bone scan. Rest on your back on an imaging table for 40 minutes.

Bone Scan: You get an injection of a radioactive material. Two hours later, you return to nuclear medicine and lay under a machine called gamma camera for about 40 to 45 min for getting pictures of your bone to see if your prostate cancer had spread to the bone.

Nuclear Bone Scan: Nuclear medicine studies are commonly used to evaluate extent of bone metastasis in diagnosed cases of prostate cancer, especially when the patient is experiencing bone pain. Nuclear "bone scans" are also used to assess the response to treatment and to evaluate the risk of pathologic fractures. Technetium-99m (tc-99m) labeled mdp (methylene diphosphonate) is the most common imaging agent used.