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. 2021 Jun;11(6):2333–2343. doi: 10.21037/qims-20-996

Table 2. Qualitative and quantitative SPECT findings in different joint groups.

Joint group Visual assessment Median MCCR (range)
Soft tissue Osseous
2nd–5th MCPs Normal 0.90 (0.37–1.82) 0.92 (0.43–1.30)
Abnormal 1.66 (1.25–1.90) 1.88 (1.37–2.70)
2nd–5th PIPs Normal 1.02 (0.40–2.80) 1.00 (0.60–1.72)
Abnormal 2.18 (1.26–6.30) 1.63 (1.20–5.87)
2nd–5th DIPs Normal 1.22 (0.80–3.20) 1.10 (0.70–1.53)
Abnormal 1.80 (1.23–3.90) 1.83 (1.22–6.14)
2nd–5th CMCs Normal 0.82 (0.39–1.48) 0.98 (0.54–1.70)
Abnormal 1.80 (1.60–1.99) 1.40 (1.24–1.50)

MCCR, maximum corrected count ratio; MCPs, metacarpophalangeal joints; PIPs, proximal inter-phalangeal joints; DIPs, distal inter-phalangeal joints; CMCs, carpo-metacarpophalangeal joints.