… These lesions may be caused by early metastatic spread or by a benign process, therefore
… determine whether bone single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is useful or …

… to detect skeletal metastasis from prostate cancer. In particular, we aim to evaluate the increased
accuracy and potential clinical benefit … bone metastases. An earlier and more definitive …

… and utility of MBV, SUV mean , and TBU for the assessment of bone metastases in prostate
cancer. … , whereas TBU detected the thoracic vertebral metastasis and lumbar degenerative …

… We use a dual-detector-array scanner operated at 50 mAs and 130 … MRI and CT in patients
evaluated for bone metastases is still under investigation. SPECT/CT can also provide useful …

… Early diagnosis of bone metastasis is essential in prostate cancer … The aim of this study is to
evaluate the utility of semi-… the majority of bone metastases from prostate cancer in this study …

… (SPET) has been reported to be useful in the differentiation … with bone SPET in the diagnosis
of vertebral metastases. This … (MRI), computed tomography (CT) and follow-up bone scans …

… achieved sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of 87%, 92%, 99%, and 49%, respectively,
for detecting bone metastases in prostate cancer by using a SUV max cutoff of 19.5 g/mL. [ 6 ] …

… , mediastinal nodal metastasis was detected by … bone metastases and osteoarthritic groups
(p < 0.0001). Using a SUVmax cutoff of 19.5 for prostate cancer bone metastases in the spine …

… relevant target for prostate cancer (PC) diagnosis and therapy. … , since it can provide clinically
useful information in front of … in patients with nodal metastatic prostate cancer: correlation …

… bone metastases were greater than that of degenerative changes in patients with prostate
cancer … 99mTc-mthylene diphosphonate (MDP) bone scan, and the maximum SUV (SUVmax) …