Technological advancements in cancer diagnostics: Improvements and limitations

A Pulumati, A Pulumati, BS Dwarakanath… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cancer is characterized by the rampant proliferation, growth, and infiltration of
malignantly transformed cancer cells past their normal boundaries into adjacent tissues. It is …

Two decades of SPECT/CT–the coming of age of a technology: an updated review of literature evidence

O Israel, O Pellet, L Biassoni, D De Palma… - European journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) combined with computed
tomography (CT) was introduced as a hybrid SPECT/CT imaging modality two decades ago …

Whole-body MRI vs bone scintigraphy in the staging of Ewing sarcoma of bone: a 12-year single-institution review

S Kalus, A Saifuddin - European radiology, 2019 - Springer
Objective To compare whole-body MRI (WB-MRI) at 1.5/3T and bone scintigraphy in the
skeletal staging of Ewing sarcoma (ES) of bone. Methods All patients with a histological …

Precision oncology, signaling, and anticancer agents in cancer therapeutics

D Advani, S Sharma, S Kumari… - Anti-Cancer Agents …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: The global alliance for genomics and healthcare facilities provides innovative
solutions to expedite research and clinical practices for complex and incurable health …

The clinical value of xSPECT/CT Bone versus SPECT/CT. A prospective comparison of 200 scans

I Duncan, N Ingold - European journal of hybrid imaging, 2018 - Springer
Purpose To prospectively evaluate the clinical utility of xSPECT/CT Bone, a new
reconstruction algorithm for single photon emission tomography (SPECT), and compare it …

Feasibility of ultra-high-speed acquisition in xSPECT bone algorithm: a phantom study with advanced bone SPECT-specific phantom

H Ichikawa, N Miyaji, M Onoguchi, T Shibutani… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Objective Although xSPECT Bone (xB) provides quantitative single-photon
emission computed tomography (SPECT) high-resolution images, patients' burden remains …

[HTML][HTML] Accuracy of whole-body HDP SPECT/CT, FDG PET/CT, and their combination for detecting bone metastases in breast cancer: an intra-personal comparison

O Rager, SA Lee-Felker, C Tabouret-Viaud… - American journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
New generation SPECT/CT scanners allow rapid whole-body imaging, and potentially
facilitate significantly improved diagnostic accuracy. Thus, the aim of this study was to …

Quantitative vs. Qualitative SPECT-CT Diagnostic Accuracy in Bone Lesion Evaluation—A Review of the Literature

MD Mutuleanu, DL Paun, AM Lazar, C Petroiu… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Considering the importance that quantitative molecular imaging has gained
and the need for objective and reproducible image interpretation, the aim of the present …

Diagnostic performance of whole-body SPECT/CT in bone metastasis detection using 99mTc-labelled diphosphate: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MM Alqahtani, R Fulton, C Constable, KP Willowson… - Clinical Radiology, 2020 - Elsevier
AIM To evaluate the diagnostic performance of whole-body (WB) integrated single photon
emission tomography (SPECT)/computed tomography (CT) in detecting bone metastasis …

[HTML][HTML] Advantages of systematic trunk SPECT/CT to planar bone scan (PBS) in more than 300 patients with breast or prostate cancer

V Fleury, L Ferrer, M Colombié, D Rusu, M Le Thiec… - Oncotarget, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Results In 328 patients, sensitivities and specificities were between 74.4–93% and 78.8–
97.5% for PBS and 97.7–100% and 96.8–98.6% for SPECT/CT respectively. PBS was …