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What Does The Following Bone Scan Report Suggest?

What does this mean from a Bone Scan Nuclear Medicine. There is mild increased activity in the right shoulder. There are of abnormally decreased tracer activity/photogenic area in the shoulder. A right knee art hop lastly is seen. There is mild increase tracer activity adjacent to the distal right femur likely related to a chip fracture. There is minimal increased tracer activity at T8 probably related to degenerative changes. There is normal excretion of tracer in the urinary tract.
Fri, 8 Jun 2018
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This reports simply shows age related degenerative changes in bones (arthritis). No significant tracer uptake to suggest tumor.

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What Does The Following Bone Scan Report Suggest?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. This reports simply shows age related degenerative changes in bones (arthritis). No significant tracer uptake to suggest tumor. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.