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| 1/15/2012 | What is the best imaging tool for detecting bone mets -specifically on the lumbar spine? I recently had an MRI that showed several legions on my lumbar spine suspicious for metastatic disease. A follow up bone scan and pet scan both came back negative though. That ct portion of the pet/ct scan was compared to a pet/ct scan from 2006 and the lesions were there back then and only changed somewhat in appearance. Hemangiomas? | ||
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| 1/15/2012 | First of all, its good news that previous imaging saw these spots and that there doesn't appear to be much of a change over a very long time period. bone scan is the most common method used still today to determine mets to the bone. | ||
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