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Doctor's Answer
by CCF-RN,MSN-rf, Jun 03, 2002 12:00AM
Dear gina: In general, areas of "concern" show up as dark areas on a bone scan. Other areas that will show up darker will include the injection site, the kidneys and any area that has bone damage. Arthritis will also show up on a bone scan. A radiologist is able to differentiate between benign bone damage and damage that is "concerning" or may represent cancer.
Take care, hunnyB