Skeletal survey

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Skeletal Survey

– A series of X-rays, performed systematically to cover the entire skeleton or the anatomic regions appropriate for the clinical indications

– To look for bone lesions (lytic / sclerotic) & TRO fracture

– Components depend on hospitals, e.g. skull, chest, bilateral hands, pelvis, lumbosacral

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Multiple myeloma: raindrop skull (in skull X-ray); lytic lesion

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