Bone scintigraphy: a review of the procedure and its applications.
Bone scintigraphy (bone scanning) is a sensitive diagnostic tool used to detect the presence and extent of primary and secondary bone disease. Unlike X-rays, MRI, and CT scans, which focus primarily on structural anatomy, bone scans depict the dynamic physiologic response of bone to an insult. We review bone scanning principles, their indication in eye care, and demonstrations of their use in eye involvement from both primary and metastatic bone disease.
Optometry Service, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Hospital, Montrose, New York.
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