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Bone scans of human foot show what?

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Dr. Bruce J. Stringer answered

Specializes in Radiology

Fractures, infection: Nuclear bone scans of the foot are typically done to look for stress fractures or to evaluate for signs of bone infection. Metastatic lesions to bone can also frequently be shown on a bone scan, .

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Answered 8/30/2013

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