title: Bone scanning.
abstract: Scanning is based on the uptake of a nuclide by the crystal lattice of bone and is related to bone blood flow. Cancer cells do not take up the tracer. Normally, the scan visualizes the highly vascular bones. Scans are useful and are indicated in metastatic bone disease, primary bone tumors, hematologic malignancies and some non-neoplastic diseases. The scan is more sensitive than x-ray in the detection of malignant diseases of the skeleton.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis; D005461:Fluorine; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000175:diagnosis; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010384:Pelvic Bones; D010710:Phosphates; D011859:Radiography; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013325:Strontium Isotopes; D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D010710:Phosphates; D011868:Radioisotopes; D013325:Strontium Isotopes; D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes; D005461:Fluorine; D013667:Technetium