Preparing for a medical test often triggers health anxiety, making it easy to worry about hidden conditions and care needs.

Bone imaging plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis, treatment planning and follow‐up of patients with cancer metastasis. Advances in hybrid imaging modalities, particularly single-photon emission ...

The use of positron emission tomography (PET) in bone metabolism imaging provides a powerful, non‐invasive window into the dynamic processes of bone remodelling. This technique harnesses the ...

In the staging of aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), bone marrow biopsy can be omitted if patients are evaluated with 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG ...

Bone marrow plays a crucial role in maintaining hematopoietic stem cells and bone homeostasis. However, research has been hindered by a lack of effective markers and monoclonal antibodies to ...

Imaging technology shows that bone-resorbing osteoclasts gather in distinct pockets, leading to new insights for osteoporosis and cancer treatment. Cutting-edge imaging sheds new light on cells that ...

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 ...

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 ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA)– Nearly one in five women and one in twenty men, over the age of 50, are affected by osteoporosis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As part of our ...

About 5% of childhood cancers are bone cancer. It can cause pain, swelling, fractures, and interference with everyday activities. The above information comes from a 2022 paper. Diagnosis involves a ...

Researchers can now assess a person’s risk of developing late-life dementia using data from a common type of bone density scan. The long-term study revealed calcification within the abdominal aorta ...