Low back pain is not only excruciating but also debilitating for countless sufferers. Unfortunately, not everyone responds to treatment. A molecular imaging scan in addition to a conventional bone ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif.--New imaging technology--the use of single photon emission tomography (SPECT) with spiral computed tomography (CT) scanners--creates high quality images that enhance detection of ...

SAN DIEGO — For people with back pain, single-photon emission CT (SPECT)/CT can improve management decisions, according to a retrospective case series presented here at the Society of Nuclear Medicine ...

Objectives Lower extremity stress fractures and stress reactions result in moderate to severe functional limitations that often preclude participation in sports and recreational activities, that ...

The key fact remains that the diagnosis and management of complicated osteomyelitis still represents a challenge for physicians. On a global scale especially, posttraumatic osteomyelitis, ...

They also found that patients with a negative bone scan had a much poorer chance for improvement. The authors are quick to add, "It is important to emphasize that patients with a negative bone ...

A bone scan is an imaging test used to help diagnose problems with your bones. It safely uses a very small amount of a radioactive drug called a radiopharmaceutical. It has also been referred to as a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An inpatient endocrinology consult was requested for a 67-year-old man admitted with three weeks of progressive ...