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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%
PET and SPECT in osteomyelitis and prosthetic bone; seminars in Nuclear Medicine 2010 Jan; 40(1):3-15
