Across
- 4. A normal range for this joint ratio is 0.94 to 1.34.
- 6. Patients must remove metal ojects prior to scanning to reduce this artifact.
- 9. The technologist must release the tourniquet prior to injecting for a flow of the hands to prevent this phenomenon.
- 11. This view is useful when imaging the feet, in particular, the metatarsals.
- 12. This compound is complexed with 99mTc for bone imaging.
- 14. No visualization of kidneys with increased axial skeleton uptake.
- 15. Increased uptake on Flow and Pool images with normal delayed images.
- 17. The patient typically lies in this position for a whole body bone scan.
Down
- 1. Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry.
- 2. This view is useful when imaging the hands alone.
- 3. Bone metastases are evident in 85% of patients with this type of cancer.
- 5. Infection of the bone.
- 7. This type of bone makes up 80% of bone mass.
- 8. An abnormal finding on a bone densitometry scan.
- 10. Typically, this type of imaging is performed on patients newly diagnosed with cancer.
- 13. Bone scans are more sensitive than x-rays for diagnosing this bone ailment.
- 16. Prior to a bone scan, the patient must do this to ensure good visualization of the pelvis.