Whole-Body SPECT/CT versus Planar Bone Scan with Targeted SPECT/CT for Metastatic Workup.

Olivier RagerRené NkoulouNadia ExquisValentina GaribottoClaire Tabouret-ViaudHabib Zaidi Gaël AmzalagStephanie Anne Lee-FelkerThomas ZilliOsman Ratib

Published in: BioMed research international (2017)

Whole-body SPECT/CT is the optimal modality of choice for metastatic workup, including detection of extra-axial lesions, with improved sensitivity and similar specificity compared to targeted SPECT/CT.

Keyphrases

dual energy
computed tomography
image quality
contrast enhanced
pet ct
positron emission tomography
squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
magnetic resonance imaging
cancer therapy
bone mineral density
postmenopausal women