SPECT IMAGING

Course overview

SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (SPECT) IS A NUCLEAR IMAGING MODALITY USED FREQUENTLY IN DIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE. IT ALLOWS THE CLINICIAN TO ASSESS THE PERFUSION AND FUNCTIONALITY OF SPECIFIC TISSUES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE BASICS OF SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING, INCLUDING THE UNDERLYING MECHANISM OF IMAGING, INDICATIONS, AND CONTRAINDICATIONS, THE TECHNIQUE UTILIZED AND PERSONNEL REQUIRED, COMPLICATIONS, AND THE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS IMAGING MODALITY IN MEDICINE.