Urinary Bladder Carcinoma Demonstrated on Bone Scintigraphy and SPECT/CT Images
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June 2023

Urinary Bladder Carcinoma Demonstrated on Bone Scintigraphy and SPECT/CT Images

Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther 2023;32(2):171-174
1. University of Ioannina Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
2. General Hospital of Lefkada, Department of Urology, Lefkada, Greece
3. University of Ioannina Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Ioannina, Greece
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Received Date: 20.09.2022
Accepted Date: 08.01.2023
Publish Date: 20.06.2023
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ABSTRACT

Bone scintigraphy with Tc-99m-diphosphonate analogs are widely used in staging, restaging, and monitoring the therapy effectiveness of various cancer types. Bone-seeking agents are excreted through urination, resulting in the visualization of either anatomical abnormalities or pathological conditions of the kidneys and bladder. We present a case of a 63-year-old man with urinary bladder carcinoma depicted on whole body planar and single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography images.

Keywords:
Bone scintigraphy
SPECT/CT
urinary bladder carcinoma
nuclear medicine

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