Aim The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic performance of whole-body bone scintigraphy (WBS) and multi-field-of-view single photon emission tomography (multi-FOV SPECT) with 99m Tc-oxidronate ( 99m Tc-HDP) in patients with prostate cancer (PCa). Methods In a prospective study, WBS and SPECT acquisitions were performed in194 patients with histologically confirmed PCa and serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels above 10 ng/mL. Scans obtained using the two modalities were interpreted separately. Clinical and biochemical follow-up, radiological studies and biopsies served as benchmarks for the assessments. The impact of PSA level on WBS and SPECT results was also evaluated. Results The patient-based sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, PPV and NPV values of SPECT examinations were higher than those of WBS, especially in patients with serum PSA levels ≶40 ng/mL. Conclusion Multi-FOV SPECT proved to be more sensitive and specific than WBS in detecting bone metastases in PCa patients.
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