SPECT/CT workflow and imaging protocols

Beckers, C.; Hustinx, Roland

doi:10.1007/s00259-013-2629-y

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging

2013

DOI: 10.1007/s00259-013-2629-y

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SPECT/CT workflow and imaging protocols

C. Beckers

Roland Hustinx

Abstract: In conclusion, implementing hybrid SPECT/CT imaging requires new ways of working. It is highly rewarding from a clinical perspective, but it also proves to be a daily challenge in terms of management.

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“…Brix et al discuss new data on optimization and dose adaption measures to meet national diagnostic reference levels for standard situations [15]. And finally, Beckers and Hustinx provide an outline of the overarching theme of planning and conducting combined imaging procedures at the interface of nuclear medicine and radiology departments [16].…”

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State-of-the-art SPECT/CT: technology, methodology and applications—defining a new role for an undervalued multimodality imaging technique

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2014

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging

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State-of-the-art SPECT/CT: technology, methodology and applications—defining a new role for an undervalued multimodality imaging technique

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Veit-Haibach

2014

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Technical Pitfalls and Limitations of SPECT/CT

Livieratos

2015

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine

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The synergy of functional and anatomic information in hybrid systems has undoubtedly enhanced the diagnostic potential of radionuclide imaging in recent years, contributing to the advancement of SPECT/CT in clinical practice. Since the introduction of commercial SPECT/CT in the late 1990 s, the field has seen rapid expansion and development toward multidetector CT subsystems, establishing the role of SPECT/CT as a routine imaging tool. It is, however, important to discuss possible challenges and technical limitations of such systems and how these influence imaging outcomes. In particular, the issues of patient motion and spatial misalignment of the SPECT and CT modalities, data corrections such as those for photon attenuation, and the choice of CT acquisition protocols in relation to radiation exposure are discussed in the article.

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Whole-Body SPECT/CT: Protocol Variation and Technical Consideration—A Narrative Review

Alqahtani

2024

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Introducing a hybrid imaging approach, such as single-photon emission computerized tomography with X-ray computed tomography (SPECT)/CT, improves diagnostic accuracy and patient management. The ongoing advancement of SPECT hardware and software has resulted in the clinical application of novel approaches. For example, whole-body SPECT/CT (WB-SPECT/CT) studies cover multiple consecutive bed positions, similar to positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT). WB-SPECT/CT proves to be a helpful tool for evaluating bone metastases (BM), reducing equivocal findings, and enhancing user confidence, displaying effective performance in contrast to planar bone scintigraphy (PBS). Consequently, it is increasingly utilized and might substitute PBS, which leads to new questions and issues concerning the acquisition protocol, patient imaging time, and workflow process. Therefore, this review highlights various aspects of WB-SPECT/CT acquisition protocols that need to be considered to help understand WB-SPECT/CT workflow processes and optimize imaging protocols.

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SPECT/CT workflow and imaging protocols

Abstract: In conclusion, implementing hybrid SPECT/CT imaging requires new ways of working. It is highly rewarding from a clinical perspective, but it also proves to be a daily challenge in terms of management.

Cited by 3 publications

References 14 publications

State-of-the-art SPECT/CT: technology, methodology and applications—defining a new role for an undervalued multimodality imaging technique

State-of-the-art SPECT/CT: technology, methodology and applications—defining a new role for an undervalued multimodality imaging technique

Technical Pitfalls and Limitations of SPECT/CT

Whole-Body SPECT/CT: Protocol Variation and Technical Consideration—A Narrative Review

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