FDG and FDG-labelled leucocyte PET/CT in the imaging of prosthetic joint infection

Aksoy S. Y., Asa S., Ozhan M., Ocak M., Sager M. S., Erkan M. E., ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING, cilt.41, sa.3, ss.556-564, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00259-013-2597-2
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.556-564
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: FDG-labelled leucocytes, Prosthetic joint infection, PET/CT, POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY, HIP-ARTHROPLASTY, IN-111 LEUKOCYTE, NUCLEAR-MEDICINE, DIAGNOSIS, SCINTIGRAPHY, F-18-FDG, REPLACEMENT, DISEASES, BONE
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose The demand for arthroplasty is rapidly growing as a result of the ageing of the population. Although complications such as heterotrophic ossification, fracture and dislocation are relatively rare, differentiating aseptic loosening, the most common complication of arthroplasty from infection, is a major challenge for clinicians. Radionuclide imaging is currently the imaging modality of choice since it is not affected by orthopaedic hardware. Whereas FDG PET/CT imaging has been widely used in periprosthetic infection, it cannot discriminate aseptic from septic inflammation. In this study we aimed to evaluate the role of FDG PET/CT and FDG-labelled leucocyte PET/CT in the diagnosis of periprosthetic infection.