The bone scintigraphy is a diagnosis method noninvasive and sensitive in
detecting early bone lesions, constituting about 35% of all tests performed in the Service of
Nuclear Medicine, of the Hospital of Santo Antonio, in the city of Porto, where the following
study took place. One of the important technical details in preparing the patient for this
examination is the hydration following the administration of the radiopharmaceutical. The aim
of this study focused on assessing the value of hydration on the quality of the image in a bone
scintigraphy
