SPECT/CT in the Evaluation of Suspected Skeletal Pathology
Dedicated multi-slice single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) cameras have become widely available and are becoming a mainstay of clinical practice. The integration of SPECT and CT allow for precise anatomic location of scintigraphic findings. Fusion imaging with SP...
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| author | Bhasker Rao Koppula Kathryn A. Morton Ragheed Al-Dulaimi Gabriel C. Fine Nikolas M. Damme Richard K. J. Brown |
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| description | Dedicated multi-slice single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) cameras have become widely available and are becoming a mainstay of clinical practice. The integration of SPECT and CT allow for precise anatomic location of scintigraphic findings. Fusion imaging with SPECT/CT can improve both sensitivity and specificity by reducing equivocal interpretation in comparison to planar scintigraphy or SPECT alone. This review article addresses the technique, basic science principles, and applications of integrated SPECT/CT in the evaluation of musculoskeletal pathology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e5f8aff43324168a28eeaefebc85cc42023-11-23T10:48:59ZengMDPI AGTomography2379-13812379-139X2021-10-017458160510.3390/tomography7040050SPECT/CT in the Evaluation of Suspected Skeletal PathologyBhasker Rao Koppula0Kathryn A. Morton1Ragheed Al-Dulaimi2Gabriel C. Fine3Nikolas M. Damme4Richard K. J. Brown5Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USADepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USADepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USADepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USADepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USADepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USADedicated multi-slice single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) cameras have become widely available and are becoming a mainstay of clinical practice. The integration of SPECT and CT allow for precise anatomic location of scintigraphic findings. Fusion imaging with SPECT/CT can improve both sensitivity and specificity by reducing equivocal interpretation in comparison to planar scintigraphy or SPECT alone. This review article addresses the technique, basic science principles, and applications of integrated SPECT/CT in the evaluation of musculoskeletal pathology.https://www.mdpi.com/2379-139X/7/4/50computed tomographysingle photon emission computed tomographyfusion imaginghybrid imagingscintigraphymusculoskeletal pathology |
| spellingShingle | Bhasker Rao Koppula Kathryn A. Morton Ragheed Al-Dulaimi Gabriel C. Fine Nikolas M. Damme Richard K. J. Brown SPECT/CT in the Evaluation of Suspected Skeletal Pathology Tomography computed tomography single photon emission computed tomography fusion imaging hybrid imaging scintigraphy musculoskeletal pathology |
| title | SPECT/CT in the Evaluation of Suspected Skeletal Pathology |
| title_full | SPECT/CT in the Evaluation of Suspected Skeletal Pathology |
| title_fullStr | SPECT/CT in the Evaluation of Suspected Skeletal Pathology |
| title_full_unstemmed | SPECT/CT in the Evaluation of Suspected Skeletal Pathology |
| title_short | SPECT/CT in the Evaluation of Suspected Skeletal Pathology |
| title_sort | spect ct in the evaluation of suspected skeletal pathology |
| topic | computed tomography single photon emission computed tomography fusion imaging hybrid imaging scintigraphy musculoskeletal pathology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2379-139X/7/4/50 |
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