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Why is nuclear medicine used in the musculoskeletal system?

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A Bone Scan is one of most important therapy of Nuclear Medicine imaging procedures. nuclear medicine imaging allows early. detection of diseases affecting musculoskeletal system. It is a very common therapy used in present day.The radiopharmaceutical is then absorbed into the skeletal system allowing imaging to be performed.
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