Question regarding full body bone scan for rheumatoid arthritis

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Happy New Year all! I've been working so hard hat I haven't been able to post

anything in a long while.

Truthfully, my job has overtaken alot of my free time, which has resulted in me

being a flare for the 2nd half of 2009. My test results in December were not

good to say the least, lots of inflammation.

My rheumy is requesting a full body bone scan to see how much the inflammation

has damaged my joints--I've had RA for 14 years now. I don't have visible

damage in my joints, but the physical exams and my blood tests show otherwise.

My knees and shoulders grind alot. I still have that stiff " flu like " feeling

all the time.

My question is will the bone scan show the level of inflammation or just joint

damage?

Thanks!

Kathy