title: [Image fusion of MRI and immunoscintigraphy with MAb-170 in ovarian tumors].
abstract: In recent years multimodality imaging achieved growing importance. It is mostly performed by means of quite expensive software and hardware solutions. In the present pilot study a simple and low-cost procedure was developed to achieve image fusion in the pelvis. The image data of immunoscintigraphy (SPECT) and MRI were transferred to a personal computer and combined by standard software for image manipulation. The results in eleven patients with space-occupying lesions in the pelvis showed that adequate anatometabolic slices could be achieved. The results show a tendency to increased specificity and precision of multimodality imaging in comparison with SPECT and MRI alone. In conclusion, the low-cost solution, as developed by us, is feasible in clinical practice. Its results are reliable in clinical decision making.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008838:Microcomputers; D008875:Middle Aged; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016719:Radioimmunodetection / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds
vernacular_title: Bildfusion von KST und Immunszintigraphie mit MAb-170 bei Ovarialtumoren.