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Hi.
Do you have previous bone scans? That can be compared to your recent bone scan and see if there are changes.
"Increased activity" means that the tracer concentrated or localized to the area of your 6th posterior rib. The sensitivity of bone scan in detecting occult bone lesions is about 72-84%. However, bone scans are not specific and need to be confirmed by plain radiography (x-ray). If there is indeed a suspicious lesion on your x-ray, further treatment is warranted. It would be best to wait for the result of your x-ray.
Good luck.
Do you have previous bone scans? That can be compared to your recent bone scan and see if there are changes.
"Increased activity" means that the tracer concentrated or localized to the area of your 6th posterior rib. The sensitivity of bone scan in detecting occult bone lesions is about 72-84%. However, bone scans are not specific and need to be confirmed by plain radiography (x-ray). If there is indeed a suspicious lesion on your x-ray, further treatment is warranted. It would be best to wait for the result of your x-ray.
Good luck.
I don't have any other bone scans but did have a chest xray of these ribs in April this year which was clear.
Many Thanks
Cheryl