Malavika Nathan

SPECT/CT for foot and ankle pathologies

Foot and ankle injuries are common, chronic pain is prevalent and many patients present with symptoms that cannot be fully explained by conventional imaging techniques. This article will explore the increasing role of SPECT/CT in the investigation of common foot and ankle pathologies. Conventional diagnostic techniques such as plain radiography, ultrasound, CT and MRI currently […]

Dr Luke Zhu, Dr Malavika Nathan

West Midlands Deanery; Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

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Clinical applications of SPECT/CT

SPECT/CT has established itself as a powerful diagnostic tool in nuclear medicine. The combined advantages of high sensitivity SPECT imaging with high specificity CT imaging has been shown to be superior to planar and SPECT imaging for many clinical indications. The CT component of SPECT/CT improves image quality through attenuation correction (AC), precise anatomical localisation […]

Dr Malavika Nathan

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

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