Quantitative bone SPECT/CT: high specificity for identification of prostate cancer bone metastases

Quantitative bone SPECT/CT: high specificity for identification of prostate cancer bone metastases

Abstract Purpose Bone scintigraphy with 99mTc-labeled diphosphonates can identify prostate cancer bone metastases with high sensitivity, but relatively low specificity, because benign conditions such as osteoarthritis can also trigger osteoblastic reactions. We aimed to investigate the diagnostic pe...

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Main Authors: Flavian Tabotta, Mario Jreige, Niklaus Schaefer, Fabio Becce, John O. Prior, Marie Nicod Lalonde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
SPECT/CT
SUV
Bone metastases
Prostate cancer
Bone scintigraphy
Spinal osteoarthritis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-3001-6

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