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Posted by Master, Doctor Dinh Van Thuyet - Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine - Vinmec Times City International General HospitalWhole-body bone scintigraphy with SPECT/CT is a highly accurate method for detecting bone lesions caused by metastatic cancer as well as other bone diseases. This is a very supportive method for musculoskeletal doctors as well as oncologists in the process of disease examination and treatment.
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1. Introduction to bone scintigraphy
Bone scintigraphy is a technique using SPECT/CT machine system to help diagnose some bone diseases. Your doctor may order a bone scan if you have bone pain that has not been diagnosed, or you have a bone infection or bone injury that cannot be clearly identified on an X-ray.
Bone scintigraphy is also a very important means of detecting whether cancer has spread (metastasized) into the skeletal system, for example in breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer..
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2. When should a bone scan be performed?
When you have bone pain with no known cause, a bone scan can help determine the cause. This is a method that can detect early metabolic changes of the skeletal system with high accuracy. Due to the evaluation of the entire skeletal system of the body, bone scans can detect many diseases such as:
Bone cancer Bone metastatic cancer Osteoarthritis, joint infection, joint infection, pseudo-joint infection (inflammatory pathology) bone marrow) Fracture, bone trauma Metabolic disease of the skeletal system (eg, Paget's disease...)
3. What preparation is required before the bone scan?
You do not need to do any special preparation before the bone scan. You will be asked to drink a lot of water after the radiotherapy injection, so do not eat too much before the scan to avoid nausea and bloating.
Inform medical staff about your pregnancy, lactation (for female customers).
Hình ảnh tổn thương xương ở các đốt sống cổ, ngực, thắt lưng, xương sườn... phát hiện trên SPECT/CT
4. Why is bone scan with SPECT/CT superior to conventional bone scan?
The SPECT/CT machine includes SPECT combined with CT that allows to accurately locate the lesion as well as fully describe the characteristics of the lesion, providing additional information of diagnostic value. Thus, bone scintigraphy with SPECT/CT will both provide metabolic information from the scan but also provide other very useful information from CT. As a result, it has superior value compared to conventional bone scans.
Hình ảnh tổn thương ở khớp háng bên trái và trần khớp háng bên phải phát hiện trên SPECT/CT
5. Why choose bone scan at Vinmec Times City?
Vinmec uses the SPECT/CT Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro system with the most modern 16-sequence CT of the world's leading medical equipment maker GE Healthcare (USA), for high quality images, helping to diagnose diseases early reasons to be investigated. Vinmec's medical staff are experienced, well-trained at home and abroad, so they can advise and provide maximum support to customers during the shooting process, even for foreign customers. Vinmec hospital's high quality service will satisfy customers. For advice on bone scintigraphy, please contact the nuclear medicine unit hotline, Vinmec Times City International General Hospital: 0979 866 368 or register online HERE
