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Quantitative imaging of bone remodeling in patients with a unicompartmental joint unloading knee implant (ATLAS Knee System)-effect of metal artifacts on a SPECT-CT-based quantification.

Oliver S GrosserMarcus KlutznyHeiko WisselDennis KupitzMichael FingerSimone SchenkeJan WuestemannChristoph H LohmannChristoph HoeschenMaciej PechChristian StaerkeMichael C Kreissl
Published in: EJNMMI physics (2021)
The results of this study demonstrate the need for the evaluation of SPECT-CT protocols in prosthesis imaging. Phantom experiments demonstrated the possibility for quantitative SPECT-CT of bone turnover in a specific prosthesis design. Meanwhile, a systematic bias caused by metal implants on quantitative SPECT data has to be considered.
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