Guest guest Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 Has anyone ever had a false positive on a bone scan because of a metal button on their jeans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Lloyd,I would think the technicians should have alerted you to lower or remove your jeans.MannySubject: bone scanTo: ProstateCancerSupport Date: Sunday, August 12, 2012, 11:09 PM Has anyone ever had a false positive on a bone scan because of a metal button on their jeans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Thanks for the reply Sam. Kind of what I thought. Lloyd Church To: ProstateCancerSupport Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 5:11 PM Subject: Re: bone scan Radiologists don't jump to conclusions. A metal button is too well defined to fool anyone. However an old injury such as a broken rib or bruised bone could have recent increased bone turnover and that just might lead to a false assessment. Sam Has anyone ever had a false positive on a bone scan because of a metal button on their jeans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 The image of a metal button would be so blatant that I don't think anyone would mistake it for a hot spot. I would be a little concern that it may hide something. Sent from my iPhone Has anyone ever had a false positive on a bone scan because of a metal button on their jeans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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