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osteomyelitis dx

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khorshid
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07/30/07 - 03:51 PM

which one best for dx?
tc bone scan
MRI?

kaplan says MRI, UW says MRI is best for vertabrae and feet, the rest is tc bone scan.

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07/31/07 - 12:05 AM

The best diagnostic study for osteo is MRI-high sensitivity.
Bone scan is good for initially but has low specificity.
Reference: emedicine

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robin082006
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07/31/07 - 09:19 AM

Drtweetie wrote:
The best diagnostic study for osteo is MRI-high sensitivity.
Bone scan is good for initially but has low specificity.
Reference: emedicine

Agree

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cirus
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07/31/07 - 09:31 AM

well this is what i knew but i got the same q wrong on UW, as i chose MRI but the ans was bone scan..(if i rememb right, isn't bone scan of better results for earlier dis)

which is first investig for metast---Bone scan or MRI..

I know its bone scan, so u wouldn't just go doing a whole sceletal MRI, then followed by MRI in areas with high uptake to evalute extent..Is this right

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07/31/07 - 10:43 AM

Main problem for these two options is the cost of MRI... I recall MRI as the best test to Dx ostemyelitis, but if MRI is unavailable, then the Tc-bone scan is the option

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