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Labs Show High Liver Enzyme, Hepatitis Test Negative. Scheduled For Bone Scan. Reason?
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The high liver enzymes could indicate more serious conditions like primary or secondary involvement of the liver, due to diseases like cancer.
Hence, your doctor might have asked for a bone scan. However, bone scan should be done after simpler and common tests like an ultrasound scan of the abdomen. Bone scan should be used to diagnose a major disease of the bones and is a 2nd level scan.
Hope this helps,
Dr. Joe Antony, MD, consultant Radiologist.
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The high liver enzymes could indicate more serious conditions like primary or secondary involvement of the liver, due to diseases like cancer.
Hence, your doctor might have asked for a bone scan. However, bone scan should be done after simpler and common tests like an ultrasound scan of the abdomen. Bone scan should be used to diagnose a major disease of the bones and is a 2nd level scan.
Hope this helps,
Dr. Joe Antony, MD, consultant Radiologist.
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