Whole body bone scintigraphy Image of the skeleton with radioactive contrast
Conventional imaging techniques, such as radiography or “X-ray”, using radioactive contrasts - hence they fall under the so-called Nuclear Medicine exams - have long been the standard for detecting bone metastases.
Whole-body bone scintigraphy, or skeletal scintigraphy, is the most sensitive method for detecting bone metastasis. It must be taken into account that a “positive” test, however, is not specific for cancer, and confirmation by other imaging methods, such as CT, MRI, among others, as well as with the clinical correlation of history may be necessary. fractures, trauma, surgery or inflammatory diseases, such as arthritis.