title: Hybrid SPECT/CT imaging in neurology.
abstract: In recent years, the SPECT/CT hybrid modality has led to a rapid development of imaging techniques in nuclear medicine, opening new perspectives for imaging staff and patients as well. However, while, the clinical role of positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) is well consolidated, the diffusion and the consequent value of single-photon emission tomography-computed tomography (SPECT-CT) has yet to be weighed, Hence, there is a need for a careful analysis, comparing the "potential" benefits of the hybrid modality with the "established" ones of the standalone machine. The aim of this article is to analyze the impact of this hybrid tool on the diagnosis of diseases of the central nervous system, comparing strengths and weaknesses of both modalities through the use of SWOT analysis.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciarmiello
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Giovannini
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meniconi
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cuccurullo
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Department, S. Andrea Hospital, Via Vittorio Veneto, 197, 19124 La Spezia, Italy. andrea.ciarmiello@asl5.liguria.it.
authors.forename: Maria Chiara
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gaeta
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009462:Neurology / Q000379:methods; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000379:methods; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals