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Las Vegas radiology is proud to introduce SPECT-CT technology to the city of Las Vegas

SPECT CT indications

  • Infections; Osteomyelitis/joint and soft tissue infections
  • Fractures; Stress fractures, acute/chronic fractures, prosthesis loosening
  • Charcot joint
  • Acute/chronic bone pain/back pain/joint pain
  • Bone tumors/bone mets


SPECT-CT, state of the art nuclear medicine scanner, for diagnosis of bone and joint infection

Incorporating CT data with bone/wbc SPECT images achieve some of the same advantages as it has with PET-CT

  • Pinpoint the exact location of the lesion, size, nature and extent.
  • Improving the diagnostic accuracy.

Combined wbc and bone scan with 3D SPECT-CT

  • Sensitivity 84-97%
  • Specificity 98-100%
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  PET and SPECT in osteomyelitis and prosthetic bone; seminars in Nuclear Medicine 2010 Jan; 40(1):3-15