Applications of SPECT/CT in nuclear radiology.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this pictorial essay is to illustrate several clinical situations in which SPECT/CT can be effectively applied in nuclear radiology practice.


CONCLUSIONS
SPECT/CT has recently emerged as a valuable adjunct to standard techniques in clinical nuclear radiology. This technique provides significantly improved scintigraphic localization and characterization of disease, increasingly important in this era of minimally invasive surgery and targeted radiotherapy.
Roarke
Michael C
MC
Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, 13400 E Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA. roarke.michael@mayo.edu
Nguyen
Ba D
BD
Pockaj
Barbara A
BA
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*