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Recent applications of nuclear medicine in diagnostics (I part)

Authors :
Giorgio Treglia
Ernesto Cason
Giorgio Fagioli
Source :
Italian Journal of Medicine, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 84-91 (2013)
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
PAGEPress Publications, 2013.

Abstract

Introduction: Aim of this review is to describe the recent applications of nuclear medicine techniques in diagnostics, particularly in oncology. Materials and methods: We reviewed scientific literature data searching for the current role of tomographic nuclear medicine techniques (SPECTand PET) in oncology and summarized the main applications of these techniques. Results: Nuclear medicine techniques have a key role in oncology allowing early diagnosis of many tumours, an accurate staging of disease and evalutation of treatment response. Hybrid SPECT/CT and PET/CT imaging systems now provide metabolic and functional information from SPECTor PETcombined with the high spatial resolution and anatomic information of CT. The most frequent applications of SPECT/CT in oncology concern thyroid tumours, neuroendocrine tumours, bone metastases and lymph node mapping. Furthermore the evaluation of many tumours may benefit from PET/CT imaging. Discussion: The recent development of new radiopharmaceuticals and the growth of hybrid tomographic devices, such as SPECT/CT and PET/CT, now permits molecular imaging of biologic processes at the cellular level to improve both the diagnosis and treatment of many tumours.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
18779344 and 18779352
Volume :
4
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Italian Journal of Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.404eb5a40fd64814b3a1b5a5ba097e48
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2010.84