Whether bone scan is needed for iodine 131 treatment needs to be divided into situations, if it is for the treatment of hyperthyroidism generally do not need to carry out bone scan, if it is for the treatment of thyroid cancer need to consider carrying out bone scan.
Bone scan is the use of certain nuclides can be combined with the characteristics of bone, can check the morphology of the bone, metabolic pattern and blood supply with or without abnormalities, because of its high sensitivity, so the bone scan can be an early diagnosis of bone infection, bone tumor, bone metabolism and other diseases.
Patients who need iodine 131 treatment usually suffer from hyperthyroidism, thyroid cancer and other diseases, if the treatment of hyperthyroidism generally do not need to carry out bone scanning, if the treatment of thyroid cancer may need to carry out bone scanning treatment, which can help to determine the body with or without the symptoms of bone metastasis.
If you are not sure if you need a bone scan after iodine 131 treatment, you can go to the hospital and ask your doctor to make a judgment.