Divided into two parts this book discusses various aspects of bone SPECT CT of ankle and
foot.The first part is dedicated to foot and ankle pathology and concisely presents those
disorders most frequently detected with a bone scan. The authors also describe common
pathologies that cannot be diagnosed with bone scans such as Morton's neuroma but which
nuclear physicians need to recognize. Orthopedic surgeons' expectancies are highlighted and
several bone scan studies of clinical interest are presented.The second part is devoted to
anatomy: bones articulations and all relevant anatomical structures that are necessary to
interpret a bone scan of the ankle and foot are described by means of anatomical illustrations
with captions.At the end of the last decade hybrid scanners with the ability to acquire
single-photon emission computed tomoscintigraphy (SPECT) and multislice CT data simultaneously
were introduced thus opening a wide range of perspectives for nuclear physicians. Like their
radiologist colleagues in the early 1990s nuclear physicians have discovered pathologies that
they were unaware of and have visualized increased tracer uptakes that they were previously
unable to detect. This book written by nuclear physicians and orthopedic surgeons specialized
in the foot and ankle will increase understanding of this whole new semiology.The
internationally recognized Terminologia Anatomica has been used for the nomenclature of
anatomical structures.
