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RADIONUCLIDE BONE IMAGING [1 record]

Record 1 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Imaging of the uptake of a radioactive tracer by bone.

OBS

The term bone scan is widely used as a synonym, but is a misnomer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Imagerie du squelette obtenue par la détection et l'enregistrement de la distribution d'un traceur radioactif ostéotrope dans l'organisme. [D'après LAVOS, 1983, volume 10, p. 77.]

OBS

source d : EMAPP, 14001, Q10, 1978, p. 1.

Spanish

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