Bone scintigraphy
Bone scintigraphy is a scan technique that allows functional diagnostics of bone metabolism and visualization of some bone abnormalities.
This diagnostic highly informative method is commonly used to diagnose the following skeletal system diseases:
- bone metastases
- acute and chronic osteomyelitis
- joint inflammations of diverse etiology
- primary bone tumors
- bone injuries (diagnostics of bone fractures which are invisible on an x-ray image)
- chronic bone pain of unclear etiology
- ongoing pain after replacement arthroplasty (identification of pain cause, e.g. loose joint prostheses or inflammatory process)
- bone tissue necrosis
Contraindications:
Pregnancy and breast feeding.
How should I prepare for the scan?
- No special patient preparation is required, fasting before the scan isn’t necessary.
- Please bring your medical records (incl. all medical imaging records) to the appointment with you.
What do I need to do after the scan?
- avoid contact with children and pregnant women for 24 h,
- increase fluid intake to speed up tracer elimination,
