Added value of SPECT/CT in the evaluation of benign bone diseases of the appendicular skeleton

Gad Abikhzer; Saher Srour; Zohar Keidar; Rachel Bar-Shalom; Olga Kagna; Ora Israel; Daniela Militianu

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Added value of SPECT/CT in the evaluation of benign bone diseases of the appendicular skeleton

Gad Abikhzer, Saher Srour, Zohar Keidar, Rachel Bar-Shalom, Olga Kagna, Ora Israel, Daniela Militianu

Bar-Ilan University - Azrieli Faculty of Medicine

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Abstract

Bone scintigraphy is a sensitive technique to detect altered bone mineralization but has limited specificity. The use of SPECT/CT has improved significantly the diagnostic accuracy of bone scintigraphy, in patients with cancer as well as in evaluation of benign bone disease. It provides precise localization and characterization of tracer-avid foci, shortens the diagnostic workup, and decreases patient anxiety. Through both the SPECT and the CT components, SPECT/CT has an incremental value in characterizing benign bone lesions, specifically in the appendicular skeleton, as illustrated by present case series.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e195-e199
Journal	Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume	41
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/rlu.0000000000001042
State	Published - Apr 2016

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Benign bone disease
Bone scan
SPECT/CT

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