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| Evaluation of SPECT/CT scan for differential diagnosis of benign and malignant single spinal disease |
| MA Quan-fu, KUANG An-ren |
| Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China |
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Abstract Objective: To evaluate the value of SPECT/CT imaging in differentiating malignancy from benignancy in single spinal disease. Methods: There were 74 patients(male 34, female 40, mean age 55.2yrs) underwent bone scanning and SPECT/CT. The diagnosis was made by two doctors from Nuclear Medicine Department and one doctor from Radiologic Department based on interpretation of the nuclear imaging combined with CT. Results: Of the 74 lesions detected in whole body scan, 30 were malignant lesions and 44 were benign lesions. The malignancy or benignancy of the single spinal disease not only relate to the location, but also to the characteristic appearance of the lesion. Conclusions: SPECT/CT scan is clinically valuable in differentiating malignancy from benignancy in single spinal disease.
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Received: 14 June 2007
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2008, Vol. 19 
