OT 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4.5: Asteroid Family, Positron Emission Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Chapter 4. 5: diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for bone disorders as lung, breast, or prostate, is metastatic cancer. Malignant tumors that begin in bone tissue are called primary bone cancer. Cancer that spreads to the bones from other organs and sites of the body, such. Bone mineral density (bmd) screening using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Nuclear bone scan involves a radioactive substance injected into the. Diagnostic procedure for metabolic bone disorders (lo 4. 5, 4. 6, 4. 7, 4. 8, 4. 9) (dexa or dxa scan) bloodstream. From there, it travels into the bones and is detected by a special camera. It can show a bone infection, a fracture not clearly seen on x-ray, arthritis,and primary or metastatic cancer phosphate, which can be abnormal in metabolic bone disorders. Blood tests examine serum calcium, serum alkaline phosphatase, and serum. Bone biopsy is the ultimate way to establish a diagnosis of osteomalacia. Diagnostic procedures for bone cancer (lo 4. 5, 4. 6, 4. 7, 4. 8, 4. 9)
