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Bone scan showed increased vascularity in pelvis. could this be arthritis in my lumbar spine?

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

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Are you: referring to the vascular phase of a 3 phase bone scan? Lumbar spine pathology would localize to the lumbar spine on the bone scan, not the pelvis.

Answered 1/28/2015

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A member asked:

Bone scan showed increased vascularity in pelvis. could this be arthritis in my lumbar spine?

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

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