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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / July 2006Bone scan question ?
Can a bone scan( which i believe is a nuclear or pet) scan look at the sinuses aswell ,in the same way a CT scan does? What i am saying is can a bone scan cover both or do you need a ct scan as well ? Thanks Paul > Can a bone scan( which i believe is a nuclear or pet) scan look at the > sinuses aswell ,in the same way a CT scan does? > What i am saying is can a bone scan cover both or do you need a ct scan as > well ? > Thanks Paul A bone scan is just that--it images the bones of the skull. It wouldn't show inflamed sinus linings, polyps, cysts, all the soft tissues that can be involved in sinusitis. That's what CT scans are for. You get a bone scan if extensive infection of the bones of the skull is suspected.  SignatureSteven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. Thanks Steven You have cleared that up for me. Can i ask if a bone or fungal infection can be seen with the endoscope ? Paul > Thanks Steven > You have cleared that up for me. Can i ask if a bone > or fungal infection can be seen with the endoscope ? An endoscope can't detect a bone infection because the endoscope can only see the tissues and mucous membranes on top of the bone. A fungal infection might be visible with the endoscope, but I believe an MRI is called for if a fungal infection is suspected. SignatureSteven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. Thank you. >> Thanks Steven >> You have cleared that up for me. Can i ask if a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > A fungal infection might be visible with the endoscope, but I believe an > MRI is called for if a fungal infection is suspected. My ENT did find my bone infection: only because dead bone was protruding--and it took him a while to find it. Endoscopy is very operator dependent. Bone scans just visualize bone activity: so if a bone is infected or inflammed it "lights up". It's more sensitive than a plain film for finding bone infections or cancers. They are helpful in suspected osteomyelitis. I've heard that in fungal sinusitis the sinus contents are thick and dark--the consistency of peanut butter--so you may see it on an endoscopy. The more subtle inflammation in response to fungal presence--the Mayo Clinic idea--wouldn't necessarilty show up. A sinus CT is the preferred method of imaging the sinuses at this point. MRI's aren't as good. Judy > Thank you. > >> Thanks Steven [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net > > Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. Thanks Judy > My ENT did find my bone infection: only because dead bone was > protruding--and it took him a while to find it. Endoscopy is very [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >> > Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net >> > Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. No problem: the caveat is always, to the best of my knowledge.... I hope you get answers and start to feel better soon. Judy > Thanks Judy > > My ENT did find my bone infection: only because dead bone was [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > >> > Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net > >> > Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. |
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