Incremental diagnostic utility of systematic double-bed SPECT/CT for bone scintigraphy in initial staging of cancer patients
Abstract Background SPECT/CT has been shown to increase the diagnostic performance of bone scintigraphy for staging of malignancies. A systematic double-bed SPECT/CT of the trunk may allow further improvement. However, this would be balanced by higher dosimetry and longer acquisition time. The objec...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-06-01
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Series: | Cancer Imaging |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40644-017-0118-4 |