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Can a spect scan show bruises on bone?
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Yes: Stress changes in the bone will be detected on a bone scan and will be more precisely located on the spect scan.
Answered 6/19/2015
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MRI ...: Mri can show bone bruise. Marrow edema can be seen on mri.
Answered 12/8/2013
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Yes : Yes. SPECT scan is a 3D nuclear medicine scan. It is even more accurate if it is combined with a CT scan in a procedure called SPECT/CT.
Answered 4/24/2015
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