1 Intellectual functioning. Also known as IQ, this refers to a personâs ability to learn, reason, make decisions, and solve problems.  Adaptive behaviors. These are skills necessary for day-to-day life, such as being able to communicate effectively, interact with others, and take care of oneself.
Guide. A bone scan is a test that can find damage to the bones, find cancer that has spread to the bones, and watch problems such as infection and trauma to the bones.
Key Messages: 1  A bone scan is an imaging test that uses a very small amount of a radioactive substance (tracer) to find or monitor cancer that started in the bones or that has spread to the bones from another part of the body.sually the entire body is scanned during this procedure. If the results show bone damage that may be caused by cancer, more tests may be necessary. These tests may include a computed tomography (CT) scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) , or a biopsy.