Time required:
Allow 15 to 20 minutes when you arrive to meet with the technologist and receive your injection. After appropriate interval return to the facility for your scan which can last up to 30 minutes.

Purpose:
To rule out the spreading of cancer into the bones. Indicate Occult fracture undetected by xray, bone Infection-Osteomyelltis, Vascular necrosis, Bone infarcts, and otherwise unexplained bone pain and abnormal x-ray.

Preparation:
There are no eating or drinking restrictions, nor do you have to stop any current medications.

Test Procedure:
You will receive an injection of an isotope and will be asked to return in 3 hours for your scan. During this time you will be instructed to drink several glasses of fluid (preferably water) and upon returning to the facility you will be asked to empty your bladder before having the scan.
Your scan will take approximately 30 minutes. During the scan, you will be asked to lie still on a table while the camera takes pictures of your entire body.