Whole Body Bone SPECT-CT: Feasibility, Pros and Cons from a Technologist’s Point of View
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Dr Arum Parthipun is a consultant radionuclide radiologist with a specialist interest in radionuclide imaging and SPECT-CT.
How useful is imaging of the legs in Whole Body SPECT-CT for cancer staging?
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Setting up local dose reference limits for orthopaedic bone SPECT-CT
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Nuclear Medicine Studies: Blood Pool SPECT-CT
Bloodpool phase imaging is commonly performed as part of a bone scintigram , particularly when we are interested in evaluating prostheses for infection or loosening. The blood pool phase typically follows the dynamic or vascular phase imaging as part of the three phase bone scan. Usually, the blood pool phase imaging is performed at 5…
Case of the week: Bone SPECT-CT dorsal navicular stress fracture
Clinical presentation This 18-year-old ballet student presented with chronic pain in the dorsal midfoot. There was no history of trauma. A bone SPECT-CT scan of the feet and ankles was requested by the orthopaedic surgeon to assess for the site of pain. Key findings Planar dynamic and blood pool phase images were unremarkable. This excluded…