A new study has determined that approximately three percent of all bone scan patients have markers of cardiac amyloidosis, which can lead to heart failure and increased mortality. Published in The ...

Bone scans have been found to overstage prostate cancer at initial staging compared to prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET, according to new research published in the November issue of the ...

Share on Pinterest A study of bone scans is helping scientists determine the prevalence of cardiac amyloidosis. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) causes ...

Doctors can often spot bone cancer as ragged or hollow areas on an X-ray. While X-rays are usually a reliable first test, a doctor will typically need a bone biopsy to confirm a diagnosis. An X-ray ...

Preparing for a medical test often triggers health anxiety, making it easy to worry about hidden conditions and care needs. While a DEXA scan is the gold standard for spotting osteoporosis and weak ...

Osteopenia is a common but often overlooked condition that causes bones to become less dense and more fragile. Because it ...

The Unilab, in partnership with Mercury Drug Corporation, has provided free bone scanning and blood screening services for ...

Free bone scanning is held in different venues every day as the organisers concluded the first week of the Osteoporosis Road Show of a month-long campaign to commemorate World Osteoporosis Day, ...

For a sidebar on how this story came together, click here. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has long been the gold standard for osteoporosis screening. But now, thousands of patients may be ...