what is the first test for osteomylitis - drshe

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is it technetium bone san,MRI or plain x ray?

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conrad fischer says Xray but xray is usually negative in first 2 weeks
so if soft tissue swelling present do an MRI
if no swelling present do a bone scan

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thanx cd45,so we will do mri first and then bone scan..

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bone scan has a lot of false positives in case of soft tissure inflamm so clinically look for the presence or absence of swelling and then decide

this is what i got out of his lecture... but maybe some one else has another opinion.. i am sure someone from the forum would confirm this so do wait for sometime

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yep cd is rt...infact she is always rt.. hw u doin cd? whr wer u all day?ws eagerly waitin for ur qs....they r really interesting..

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geee angel i am not always right..!!!!! ive learnt a lot from ppl on the forumi have just started.
well its getting kinda boring on the forum and i was doing neuro theory .. just started neuro qs so thought i would post some.
how r u doin.. studies going well???

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U r right,MRI is best initial & mostly final test for OM.

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m all fine...waiting for the studies to end forever..lol..)))

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UW says Bone Scan in One Explanation
UW also says MRI at another explanation

I think its controversial but MRI is better but at same time more expensive not readily available

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first test mri
most sensitive mri
if u not know site of osteomylitis then bone scan
readily available xray