Hironobu Hata, Satoshi Shimomura, Kenji Imamachi, Jun Sato, Takuya Asaka, Kenji Hirata, Kyousuke Funayama, Yoichi Mori, Masashi Matsuzaka, Toshikazu Nambu, Yoshimasa Kitagawa
BACKGROUND: The long time required for bone uptake of radiopharmaceutical material after injection for bone scintigraphy is a burden for patients with poor health. Thus, to assess whether the uptake time could be reduced for single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) of the jawbone, this study evaluated differences in maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) within patients using SPECT imaging at 2 and 3 hours after radiopharmaceutical injection. METHODS: A total of 33 patients undergoing treatment or in post-treatment follow-up for medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw, who visited our hospital between July 2020 and August 2021 and could receive SPECT twice on the same day, were enrolled in the study...
March 5, 2024: BMC Oral Health