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• Bone scan — Bone imaging is a study to visually detect bone abnormalities. Such imaging studies include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X ray computed tomography (CT) and especially nuclear medicine. In the latter case the patient is injected with a small… …   Wikipedia

• Bone scan — A technique to create images of bones on a computer screen or on film. A small amount of radioactive material is injected and travels through the bloodstream. It collects in the bones, especially in abnormal areas of the bones, and is detected by …   Medical dictionary

• bone cancer — ▪ disease Introduction       disease characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells of the bone. Primary bone cancer that is, cancer that arises directly in the bone is relatively rare. In the United States, for example, only about 2,400 new cases …   Universalium

• Paget's disease of bone — For other diseases named after Paget, see Paget s disease (disambiguation). Paget s disease of bone Classification and external resources This 92 year old male patient presented for assessment of acute hemiparesis. An incidental finding was… …   Wikipedia

• Scan, bone — A technique to create images of bones on a computer screen or on film. A small amount of radioactive material is injected and travels through the bloodstream. It collects in the bones, especially in abnormal areas of the bones, and is detected by …   Medical dictionary

• Osteochondritis dissecans — For other uses, see OCD (disambiguation). Osteochondritis dissecans Classification and external resources A large flap lesion in the femur head typical of late stage Osteochondritis dissecans. In this case …   Wikipedia

• scan — A picture of structures inside the body. Scans often used in diagnosing, staging, and monitoring disease include liver scans, bone scans, and computed tomography (CT) or computerized axial tomography (CAT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• Osteoblastoma — Classification and external resources Micrograph of an osteoblastoma. H E stain. ICD O: 9200/0 …   Wikipedia

• Shin splints — or medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) refers to pain along or just behind the shins with sports that apply extreme pressure to the legs, such as gymnastics. Ten to fifteen percent of running injuries are shin splints. Contents 1 Causes 2… …   Wikipedia

• Lloyd Pye — (1946 ) is an American author and researcher largely concerned with an alternative theory of the origin of human life, belonging to a field which he terms alternative knowledge . Pye is author of four books, including Everything You Know Is Wrong …   Wikipedia

• endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …   Universalium