Stereotactic- Computerized Tomography Interface Device

1987 ◽  
Vol 50 (1-6) ◽  
pp. 63-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Hitchcock
Keyword(s):  
Computerized Tomography ◽  
Interface Device

1786: Prediction of Differential Renal Function as Determined by Contrasted and non-contrasted Computerized Tomography

2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 593-594
Author(s):  
Shelby N. Morrisroe ◽  
Erin P. Gibbons ◽  
Benjamin R. Stockton ◽  
Kyongtae T. Bae ◽  
Cheng Hong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renal Function ◽  
Computerized Tomography ◽  
Differential Renal Function

1573: Flat-Panel Volume Computerized Tomography (VCT) has Decreased Variability in Hounsfield Unit Measurements Compared to Conventional Helical Computerized Tomography

2005 ◽  
Vol 173 (4S) ◽  
pp. 426-426
Author(s):  
Dianne E. Sacco ◽  
Patricio Gargollo ◽  
Gupta Rajiv ◽  
Ijad Madisch ◽  
Ronald Arellano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computerized Tomography ◽  
Hounsfield Unit ◽  
Flat Panel

Computerized Tomography (CT) Updates and Challenges in Diagnosis of Bone Metastases During Prostate Cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 565-571
Author(s):  
Jinguo Zhang ◽  
Guanzhong Zhai ◽  
Bin Yang ◽  
Zhenhe Liu
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Bone Metastases ◽  
Computerized Tomography ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Emission ◽  
Major Complication ◽  
Tracer Uptake ◽  
Emission Computed Tomography ◽  
Pet Ct

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. This cancer is often associated with indolent tumors with little or no lethal potential. Some of the patients with aggressive prostate cancer have increased morbidity and early deaths. A major complication in advanced prostate cancer is bone metastasis that mainly results in pain, pathological fractures, and compression of spinal nerves. These complications in turn cause severe pain radiating to the extremities and possibly sensory as well as motor disturbances. Further, in patients with a high risk of metastases, treatment is limited to palliative therapies. Therefore, accurate methods for the detection of bone metastases are essential. Technical advances such as single-photon emission computed tomography/ computed tomography (SPECT/CT) have emerged after the introduction of bone scans. These advanced methods allow tomographic image acquisition and help in attenuation correction with anatomical co-localization. The use of positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) scanners is also on the rise. These PET scanners are mainly utilized with 18F-sodium-fluoride (NaF), in order to visualize the skeleton and possible changes. Moreover, NaF PET/CT is associated with higher tracer uptake, increased target-to-background ratio and has a higher spatial resolution. However, these newer technologies have not been adopted in clinical guidelines due to lack of definite evidence in support of their use in bone metastases cases. The present review article is focused on current perspectives and challenges of computerized tomography (CT) applications in cases of bone metastases during prostate cancer.

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