Processing
1 Read images on the computer screen or in printouts, using gray color scale or invert black and white. Note hot or cold spots.
2 Get SI index in patients with joint involvement (
Normal Values).3 Spect is best evaluated by means of 3D display and Volumetric image.
References:
Kevin J. Donohoe et al. Society of Nuclear Medicine Procedure Guideline for Bone Scintigraphy 2.0. 2001-2002: 167-171.
Soroa V y Cabrejas RC. Gammagrafía Osea en Patologia Benigna, p 331-340 in: Medicina Nuclear Aplicaciones Clínicas. Eds: I. Carrio - P. González. Editorial Masson, Barcelona España, 2003.
Bone Scan Study Protocol