Added value of SPECT/spiral CT versus SPECT in diagnosing solitary spinal lesions in patients with extraskeletal malignancies

Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the added value of single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/spiral computed tomography (CT) versus SPECT alone in the differential diagnosis of solitary spinal lesions in patients with extraskeletal malignancies. Materials and methods A total of 90 patients who had a solitary spine ‘hot spot’ that could not be definitively diagnosed using planar scintigraphy were enrolled in the study....