Bone scintigram protocol
| Radiopharmaceutical | 99m technetium medronate |
| Dose | Weight adjusted percentage of the adult dose (adult dose: 20 mCi/800 MBq) |
| Patient preparation | Nil prior to injection. After injection the patient should be well hydrated. Sedation may be required for delated images. Bladder needs to be emptied prior to delayed images. |
| Technique | Blood pool images, delayed images, and tomography if required. |
| Images | |
| Blood pool | Posterior and anterior whole body passes. |
| Delayed | Three hours post-injection—posterior and anterior whole body passes, plus anterior and posterior oblique views of ribs, lateral skull views, anterior lower legs (toes turned inwards to separate tibia and fibula), anterior and posterior “spot” views of torso, views of forearms (separating radius and ulna). |