論文

査読有り 国際誌
2020年10月

Current state of bone scintigraphy protocols and practice in Japan.

Asia Oceania journal of nuclear medicine & biology
  • Hajime Ichikawa
  • ,
  • Kenta Miwa
  • ,
  • Koichi Okuda
  • ,
  • Takayuki Shibutani
  • ,
  • Toyohiro Kato
  • ,
  • Akio Nagaki
  • ,
  • Hiroyuki Tsushima
  • ,
  • Masahisa Onoguchi

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開始ページ
116
終了ページ
122
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.22038/AOJNMB.2020.44923.1302

Objectives: Nuclear medicine technologists in Japan often perform additional single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with or without computed tomography (CT) after whole-body imaging for bone scintigraphy. In this study, we wanted to identify the bone scanning protocols used in Japan, together with the current clinical practices. Methods: The study was conducted between October and December 2017. We created a web survey that was hosted by the Japanese Society of Radiological Technology. The questionnaire included 12 items regarding the demographics of the responders, their scan protocols, and the imaging added to, or omitted from, routine protocols. Results: In total, 228 eligible responses were collected from participants with a mean of 11.6±8.4 years' experience in nuclear medicine examination. All responders reported using routine scan protocols that included whole-body imaging. However, only 2%, 4%, 20%, and 14% of the responders also acquired single-field SPECT, single-field SPECT/CT, multi-field SPECT, and multi-field SPECT/CT, respectively. Conclusion: Our survey results indicate that nuclear medicine practice in Japan is beginning to shift from planar whole-body imaging with additional spot planar images to additional SPECT or SPECT/CT. Further study is required to examine the optimal protocols for bone scintigraphy.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.22038/AOJNMB.2020.44923.1302
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32714999
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7354239
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.22038/AOJNMB.2020.44923.1302
  • PubMed ID : 32714999
  • PubMed Central 記事ID : PMC7354239

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