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Bone scanning: A review of purpose and method

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Bone scanning has changed the management of patients and has increased the understanding of a number of diseases affecting the skeleton. Early diagnosis of benign and malignant bone disease has become possible many months before a standard X-ray or enzyme measurement confirms the pathologic process. An intelligent approach to the technique, the instrumentation, and the radiopharmaceuticals is, however, essential. Whole-body bone scanning is a non-invasive, safe, and easy procedure. Correctly interpreted it has a major role to play in medical diagnosis.

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Ell, P.J., Dash, J. & Raymond, J. Bone scanning: A review of purpose and method. Skeletal Radiol. 1, 33–45 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347726

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