Good for fracture, dislocation, tumors. Allows screening entire skeleton. Good for metastatic disease.
Helps answer whether osteomyelitis.
Allows cortical disruption, soft tissue extension to be assessed. Good for assessing marrow involvement. Certain inherited conditions Leukemia, multiple myeloma Plain x-ray CT Bone densitometry Avascular Necrosis of Femoral Head Case 1 Compromise of blood supply to femoral head resulting in fracture, flattening, sclerosis, and degenerative changes of hip Many causes including trauma, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, steroids, alcohol, sickle cell disease. Perfusion - Hyperemia in soft tissue Blood pool Delayed intense focal uptake at site of infection in bone Metastatic Disease Case 1 Case 2 Metastases to bone are more common than primary bone tumors.