RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Bone Scan In Primary Care: Diagnostic Pitfalls
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 63
OP 67
DO 10.3122/jabfm.5.1.63
VO 5
IS 1
A1 William F. Keenan, Jr.
A1 Lisa M. Fedullo
A1 Marie E. Robb
A1 Gary R. Plotkin
YR 1992
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/5/1/63.abstract
AB Skeletal scintigraphy (bone scanning) is a useful adjunct in the diagnosis of disease states, such as osteomyelitis, and in the evaluation of occult fractures. Certain conditions can alter the appearance of bone scans, such as age of the patient, prior use of antibiotics, concomitant diseases, and disruption of the vascular supply. Three patients whose clinical problems highlight diagnostic problems with bone scans are discussed.