Bone scan of the spread of prostate cancer
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Bone scan of the spread of prostate cancer
Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.
Figure 1 shows a normal whole-body scan. Figure 2 shows cancer of the prostate that has spread to the spine.
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| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Myo Min Han, MD - Nuclear Medicine |
| Last Updated | October 24, 2008 |
| Last updated: | October 24, 2008 |
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| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Myo Min Han, MD - Nuclear Medicine |
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