You can do a soft tissue phase off a bone scan shortly after injecting the Technetium.
It is a brief window, so you need to make the decision on where to look for soft tissue uptake before the scan.
The general idea is that blood flow is increased in an area of active inflammation, and this will be visible before the Tc goes into the bone.
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I have had a bone scan done on myself. A problem is that it can âlight upâ in areas that arenât really an issue, or that are secondary issues, while the root cause can remain hidden.
At least with a person it is easier to talk it out to see what they should and shouldnât pay attention to.
I suppose it may give you better clues as to where to look and possibly show areas you never considered could be an issue, but donât assume that just because something lights up that that area is painful for your horse.
