Bone SPECT/CT in Skeletal Trauma

Publication Date

2015

Journal Title

Semin Nucl Med

Abstract

The utility of radionuclide bone scanning in skeletal trauma has been greatly enhanced over the last decade by hybrid technology merging multislice CT with SPECT that can take advantage of CT-based correction of attenuation and scatter. The resulting images have been particularly helpful in giving us new insights into the evaluation of foot and ankle injuries and vertebral pathology both before and after surgery. The physiological information and anatomical detail allow a better understanding of the causes of patients' pain and have proven to be particularly useful in planning surgical intervention. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Volume Number

45

Issue Number

1

Pages

47-57

Document Type

Article

EPub Date

2014/12/06

Status

Faculty

Facility

School of Medicine

Primary Department

Radiology

PMID

25475378

DOI

10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2014.08.001

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