Fdg Using Camera-Based Imaging (Fdg-Spect)

SPECT (Single photo emission computed tomography) is a radiological diagnostic test. Unlike CT, MRI that focuses on a part of the body, SPECT and PET offer information about the function of that part of the body. A radioactive material (2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose) is injected intravenously. This radioactive material is collected by the cells of the body in a different way depending on how the cell is functioning metabolically. This is why it is also known as Metabolic SPECT. A rotating chamber (gamma camera) records images of the signals emitted by the particles of the radioactive material injected and that has been located in a specific organ. A computer is fed by these series of images and they reconstruct in the form of planes, the organ studied. This study can determine myocardial viability. <a id="