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January 17, 2026Radiographics0 citations

Practical Interpretation of Bone Scintigraphy: Metastases, Fractures, and Beyond

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LHLogan P. HaugPBParker J. BrownSBSteven Bishay

Key Points

  • The aim is to evaluate the practical applications of bone scintigraphy in diagnosing multifocal disease processes.
  • Reviewed the role of bone scintigraphy in conjunction with cross-sectional imaging.
  • Analyzed its effectiveness in identifying blastic osseous metastatic disease.
  • Assessed its capability to provide diagnostic guidance in complex cases.
  • Bone scintigraphy serves as a critical tool in detecting metastatic disease.
  • It provides unique diagnostic insights that aid in challenging clinical scenarios.
  • The modality can reliably visualize specific scintigraphic appearances associated with certain diseases.

Abstract

Bone scintigraphy is a valuable adjunct to cross-sectional imaging and can be used to evaluate disease extent in multifocal processes such as blastic osseous metastatic disease, provide diagnostic information to aid in problem solving in challenging cases, and serve as the primary diagnostic modality for diseases that manifest with pathognomonic scintigraphic appearances.

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Haug et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/696b2631d2a12237a93497f3https://doi.org/10.1148/rg.250055
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