Skeletal survey
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skeletal-survey-288-12191172
title:
Skeletal survey
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A skeletal survey is a series of X-rays of all the bones in the body, or at least the axial skeleton and the large cortical bones. A very common use is the diagnosis of multiple myeloma, where tumour deposits appear as "punched-out" lesions. The standard set of X-rays for a skeletal survey includes X-rays of the skull, entire spine, pelvis, ribs, both humeri and femora. It is more effective than isotope scans at detecting bone involvement in multiple myeloma. Although significantly less sensitiv
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Multiple x-rays of the body
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeletal_survey
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2023-08-30T23:53:23Z
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