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Radionuclide [[bone scan]]ning may be done, but findings are not specific for Pott's disease.
Radionuclide [[bone scan]]ning may be done, but findings are not specific for Pott's disease.


==Other Diagnostic Tests==
==Other Imaging Tests==


===Acid Fast Staining===
Demonstration of [[acid fast bacilli]] in the [[CT guided biopsy]] [[specimen]] sample confirms the diagnosis.
===Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAAT)===
*Heterogeneous group of tests that use [[polymerase chain reaction]] ([[PCR]]) to detect [[mycobacterial]] [[nucleic acid]].


==References==
==References==

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