APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SOFT TISSUE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
radionuclide is injected intravenously & taken up into the bone
A
myelography
B
Closed scintigraphy
C
Bone scintigraphy
D
arthrography scintigraphy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A procedure that produces pictures (scans) of structures inside the body, including areas where there are cancer cells. Scintigraphy is used to diagnose, stage, and monitor disease. A small amount of a radioactive chemical (radionuclide) is injected into a vein or swallowed.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most common radiopharmaceutical for bone scintigraphy is 99mTc with methylene diphosphonate (MDP).

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