The value of oblique angle reorientation in SPECT bone scintigraphy of the hips. Clin Nucl Med 1990 May;15(5):287-92
Date
05/01/1990Pubmed ID
2340668DOI
10.1097/00003072-199005000-00001Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0025331095 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 3 CitationsAbstract
SPECT bone scintigraphy has been shown useful for detecting avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral heads. Because the femoral necks project in a 15-20 degree posterior angulation from the coronal plane, the femoral head is partially superimposed upon the acetabulum in standard coronal SPECT images. To avoid this problem, the authors now perform oblique angle reorientation of all hip SPECT studies. This new technique, which allows display of the hip in a more anatomic fashion and better definition of hip abnormalities, is described. No new data acquisition is needed, and only a small amount of extra time is required for reconstruction.
Author List
Krasnow AZ, Collier BD, Peck DC, Hellman RS, Dellis CJ, Kir KM, Isitman ATMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultBone and Bones
Femur Head Necrosis
Hip
Humans
Male
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
