SPECT-CT for characterization of extraosseous uptake of 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate on bone scintigraphy

Bone scintigraphy is a sensitive and popular method for imaging a wide array of benign or malignant skeletal abnormalities. However, the uptake of tracers used for bone scintigraphy may be observed in various extraosseous sites, thereby limiting its specificity. It is difficult to correctly localize...

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Main Authors: Ramya Soundararajan, Niraj Naswa, Punit Sharma, Sellam Karunanithi, Aftab Hasan Nazar, Kalpa Jyoti Das, Chandrasekhar Bal, Arun Malhotra, Rakesh Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2013-09-01
Series:Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Online Access: http://www.dirjournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/spect-ct-for-characterization-of-extraosseous-upta/56555