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Infection

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3 phase skeletal scintigraphy is used for the detection of osteomyelitis.

1st Phase - Blood Flow

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2nd Phase - Blood pool

Blood Flow

3rd Phase - Bone phase

Osteomyelitis, delayd images of a bone scan

With osteomyelitis there is increased blood flow to the area affected,  increased blood pool on the immediate images, and increased uptake on the delayed images.