Single photon emission computed tomography/spiral computed tomography fusion imaging for the diagnosis of bone metastasis in patients with known cancer

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-153

  Zhao, Zhen ^a   Li, Lin ^a   Li, Fanglan ^a   Zhao, Lixia ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bone lesion; Computed tomography (CT); Fusion imaging; Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)

Indexed keywords

MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE BIOPSY; BONE METASTASIS; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 77949425066     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-009-0764-0     Document Type: Article

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