The role of hybrid bone SPECT/CT imaging in the work-up of the limping patient: a symptom-based and joint-oriented review
Mohan HK, Strobel K, Van Der Bruggen W, Gnanasegaran G, Kampen WU, Kuwert T, Van Den Wyngaert T, Paycha F (2018)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2018
Journal
Book Volume: 2
Journal Issue: 1
DOI: 10.1186/s41824-018-0026-2
Abstract
A vast spectrum of lower limb bone and joint disorders (hip, knee, ankle, foot) present with a common clinical presentation: limping. Too often this symptom generates an inefficient cascade of imaging studies. This review attempts to optimise the diagnostic effectiveness of bone scintigraphy using the hybrid SPECT/CT technique in relation to the diagnostic clues provided by other imaging modalities, discusses the appropriate clinical indications, optimal scintigraphic procedures and illustrates updated image pattern-oriented reporting. Frequent lower limb bone and joint pathologies that can now be reliably diagnosed using hybrid bone SPECT/CT imaging will be reviewed. Bone SPECT/CT can be an effective problem-solving tool in patients with persistent limping when careful history taking, clinical examination, and first-line imaging modalities fail to identify the underlying cause.
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Nuklearmedizin Spitalerhof
Germany (DE)
Luzerner Kantonsspital (LUKS)
Switzerland (CH)
Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)
France (FR)
Antwerp University Hospital (UZA)
Belgium (BE)
University College London (UCL)
United Kingdom (GB)
Slingeland Ziekenhuis
Netherlands (NL)
Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre
India (IN)
Germany (DE)
Luzerner Kantonsspital (LUKS)
Switzerland (CH)
Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)
France (FR)
Antwerp University Hospital (UZA)
Belgium (BE)
University College London (UCL)
United Kingdom (GB)
Slingeland Ziekenhuis
Netherlands (NL)
Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre
India (IN)
How to cite
APA:
Mohan, H.K., Strobel, K., Van Der Bruggen, W., Gnanasegaran, G., Kampen, W.U., Kuwert, T.,... Paycha, F. (2018). The role of hybrid bone SPECT/CT imaging in the work-up of the limping patient: a symptom-based and joint-oriented review. European Journal of Hybrid Imaging, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41824-018-0026-2
MLA:
Mohan, H K, et al. "The role of hybrid bone SPECT/CT imaging in the work-up of the limping patient: a symptom-based and joint-oriented review." European Journal of Hybrid Imaging 2.1 (2018).
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