A bone scan and a computed tomography (CT) scan are both used to diagnose various bone conditions. The specific use of a bone scan is to diagnose active bone diseases, such as osteoporosis, Paget’s disease or the spread of cancer into the bone. A CT sca
Lymphomatoid papulosis (LyP) is a lymphoproliferative disorder that exists on a spectrum of diseases with cutaneous CD30(+) anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL). Multiple treatment options are available, although none are curative. The typical age of onset for LyP is in the third and fourth dec...
Dexa scans: what they meanDexa scans are the most commonly used test to measure bone density. Your results from this test can be a great help for diagnosing your initial bone loss and for monitoring the effectiveness of your Osteopenia treatment plan. On going test results can help you ...
Follow-up bone scan in breast cancer patients: what is the appropriate interpretation of purely rib uptake?doi:10.1097/mnm.0000000000000597Minjung SeoByung Kyun KoSoon Young TaeSu-Jin KohYoung Ju NohHye-Jeong ChoiKyungkyg BaeMinseo BangSungmin Jun...
The female athlete triad is a combination of 3 health problems. These health problems include disordered eating, loss of monthly period, and low bone density. The condition occurs when a female athlete does intense training or exercise and has a strict diet.What increases my risk for the ...
How is a facial fracture treated?The fracture may be left to heal on its own if the broken bone stays in its normal position. You may need any of the following to treat a severe fracture:Closed reduction is a procedure to move your broken bones back to their normal positions by hand. ...
A bone scan involves injecting a radioactive chemical, called a tracer, into your blood. A technician takes pictures using special imaging equipment that detects the tracer as it circulates through your blood stream. Accumulations of the tracer show up a
The function of your body that processes the food you eat, distributes it around your body as needed, and does its best to dump the leftover toxins.That makes it a major area of your daily life that dramatically affects your prevention – and ultimately your survival – of cancer. The ...
With a little bit of know how, the measure can act not just as a motivator on your fitness journey, but better yet, a dependable marker of health. But that begs the question, what is a healthy body fat percentage?'When starting on a fitness journey, the odds of you actually sticking ...
Table 3 presents the comparison of calculated SUVmax and SUVmean for a calibration source—a hot sphere 22 mm in diameter (an insert of the NEMA/IEC Body Phantom) registered with two different GE Healthcare gamma cameras in the two nuclear medicine departments. The activity of the calibration...