Abstract
Bone scintigraphy is the most frequently performed imaging investigation in the majority of nuclear medicine facilities. Radioisotopes are also employed to study a number of other aspects of bone physio-pathology and metabolism including blood flow, mineral density, calcium content and turnover rate.
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Merrick, M.V. (1998). Skeleton. In: Essentials of Nuclear Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0907-5_2
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