SPECT and CT scans can be combined to offer detailed imaging. The images here show a SPECT image of the liver and spleen (left), a CT image of the same view (center), and a fused SPECT and CT image (right). The different colors show different amounts of uptake of the radioactive tracer used in a SPECT scan.
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