Radionuclide bone SPECT/CT in orthopaedics
Radionuclide 99mTc-MDP planar bone scan is the most commonly performed nuclear medicine procedure and may aid diagnosis of benign and malignant bone pathologies. 99mTc-MDP is injected intravenously and subsequently taken up by osteoblasts and incorporated into the bone matrix. In the process it acts as a marker for new bone formation, bone turnover and local […]
Dr Kanhaiyalal Agrawal, Dr Alexis Corrigan, Dr Sanjay Vijaynathan, Dr Gopinath Gnanasegaran
Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust