Nuclear medicine communications
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Comparative Study
Added value of SPECT/spiral CT versus SPECT in diagnosing solitary spinal lesions in patients with extraskeletal malignancies.
The aim of this study was to investigate the added value of single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/spiral computed tomography (CT) versus SPECT alone in the differential diagnosis of solitary spinal lesions in patients with extraskeletal malignancies. ⋯ Compared with SPECT imaging alone, SPECT/spiral CT imaging was more accurate and valuable in the differential diagnosis of solitary spinal lesions in patients with extraskeletal malignancies.
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To compare the diagnostic interpretation of traditional ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) planar images with that of planar-like images reprojected from single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) data sets. ⋯ We have shown that the performance of reprojected planars from SPECT V/Q was similar to that of traditional planars. These results have potential important implications for patient workflow in busy nuclear medicine departments, as well as for patient comfort.
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The aim of the study was to clarify the clinical significance of single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) imaging in terms of technetium-99m galactosyl human serum albumin (99mTc-GSA) scintigraphy. To this end, we examined the relationship using data from surgical records of 67 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent hepatectomy. ⋯ Under the ICGR15 test as the standard for preoperative hepatic function, auxiliary application of LHL15 and functional volumetry provides useful information on hepatocellular carcinoma patients undergoing hepatectomy.