Bone SPECT/CT imaging is an advanced diagnostic tool that combines the functional imaging capabilities of single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with the anatomical detail provided by ...

Bone imaging plays a crucial role in the diagnosis ... One significant area of research has been the quantitative analysis of SPECT-CT data to improve diagnostic accuracy in detecting metastatic ...

Methods: Between January 2003 and March 2004, sixteen patients were studied with both modalities and the accuracy rates of SPECT scan results ... of MRI and SPECT bone scintigraphy and compares ...

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) are in vivo molecular imaging technologies that use the emission of high-energy gamma rays to visualize and ...

[11] found a SPECT sensitivity of 88% and specificity of 87% in patients with acute knee pain. They concluded that with respect to meniscal tears a negative bone scan can obviate the need for ...

A computed tomography scan or CT scan uses X-rays and computers to make images of the body. It can sometimes help doctors diagnose headaches and their causes. You might need one if you have ...

non-traumatic bone pain and in those with pleuritic chest pain. New developments such as single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in myocardial infarction are outlined and older techniques ...

CT myocardial perfusion imaging can now identify perfusion defects in animal models and humans. MRI is the current ‘gold standard’ for the assessment of myocardial viability, but it is now also ...

The new technology streamlines tissue processing by analyzing data from CT scans of human bone grafts, ensuring accurate decision making based on quantitative data. Bone grafting is the second ...

SNMMI 2024: Prognostic Value of Post-Therapy SPECT/CT Imaging in Patients Undergoing 177Lu-PSMA-617 Radioligand Therapy: Results from 3 Clinical Trials SNMMI 2024: PSMA PET/CT Radiomics: Assessment of ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed new technology to enhance clinical bone imaging and decrease osteoporotic fractures in the elderly. The tool, described in a new SwRI-led study ...