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 ...

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 imaging in joint arthroplasty has emerged as a pivotal tool in the diagnosis and management of complications following hip and knee replacement surgeries. Advanced imaging modalities, in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...