Open AccessComparison of single photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography, computed tomography, single photon emission computed tomography and planar scintigraphy for characterization of isolated skull lesions seen on bone scintigraphy in cancer patients
Author(s) -
Punit Sharma,
Tarun Jain,
Ramachandra C. Reddy,
Nauroze Ashgar Faizi,
Chandrasekhar Bal,
Arun Malhotra,
Rakesh Kumar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/0972-3919.125766
Subject(s) - medicine , single photon emission computed tomography , nuclear medicine , bone scintigraphy , emission computed tomography , skull , tomography , radiology , receiver operating characteristic , scintigraphy , positron emission tomography , anatomy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the added value of single photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography (SPECT-CT) over planar scintigraphy, SPECT and CT alone for characterization of isolated skull lesions in bone scintigraphy (BS) in cancer patients.