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Sengoz T, Yaylali O, Yuksel D, Demirkan F, Uluyol O. The clinical contribution of SPECT/CT with 99mTc-HMPAO-labeled leukocyte scintigraphy in hip and knee prosthetic infections. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.remnie.2019.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Sengoz T, Yaylali O, Yuksel D, Demirkan F, Uluyol O. The clinical contribution of SPECT/CT with 99mTc-HMPAO-labeled leukocyte scintigraphy in hip and knee prosthetic infections. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2019; 38:212-217. [PMID: 31147296 DOI: 10.1016/j.remn.2019.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2018] [Revised: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES White blood cell scanning with 99mTc-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO) has proven a sensitive and specific imaging method in the diagnosis of suspected prosthesis infection. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the usefulness of SPECT/CT performed simultaneously using a hybrid imaging device of prosthesis infections. MATERIALS AND METHODS 99mTc-HMPAO scintigraphy was performed on 37 patients (11 men and 26 women; age range 38-84 years; mean age±SD, 65.7±5.6 years). Planar scans were acquired 2.4 and 24hour after injection. SPECT/CT was obtained 4 h after injection, using a dual-head hybrid gama camera coupled with a low-power x-ray tube. In all patients, scintigraphic results were matched with the results of surgery, cultures and clinical follow-up. RESULTS Seventeen (45,9%) out of 37 patients had prosthesis infection and 20 (54,1%) out of 37 patients had non-infectious prosthesis pathologies with 99mTc-HMPAO scintigraphy and SPECT/CT. The 99mTc-HMPAO scintigraphy was true-positive for infection in 16 of 37 patients and true-negative in 20 of 37 patients. SPECT/CT provided an accurate anatomic localization of all positive foci. With regard to the final diagnosis, SPECT/CT added a significant clinical contribution in 22 of 37 patients (59,4%). Sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value and positive predictive values were 100%,59.1%,100%,62.5% in planar images with 99mTc-HMPAO scintigraphy and 100%,90.1%,100%,88.2% in the planar+SPECT/CT imaging, respectively. DISCUSSION Our results indicate that SPECT/CT performed using a hybrid device can improve imaging with 99mTc-HMPAO scintigraphy in patients with suspected osteomyelitis by providing accurate anatomic localization and precise definition of the extent of infection.
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- T Sengoz
- Pamukkale University, Medical Faculty, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Denizli, Turquía.
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- Pamukkale University, Medical Faculty, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Denizli, Turquía
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- Pamukkale University, Medical Faculty, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Denizli, Turquía
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- Pamukkale University, Medical Faculty, Department of Orthopedics, Denizli, Turquía
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- Pamukkale University, Medical Faculty, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Denizli, Turquía
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Usefulness of adding SPECT/CT to 99mTc-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO)-labeled leukocyte imaging for diagnosing prosthetic joint infections. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2014; 38:313-9. [PMID: 24625603 DOI: 10.1097/rct.0000000000000011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the usefulness of adding single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/computed tomography (CT) (SPECT/CT) to technetium Tc 99m (Tc) hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO)-labeled leukocyte imaging for diagnosing infections in hip or knee joint prostheses. METHODS The Tc-HMPAO-labeled leukocyte scans of 164 patients (71 with hip prostheses and 93 with knee prostheses) with clinically suspected prosthetic infections were reviewed retrospectively. Planar images were taken 4 to 6 and 21 to 26 hours after injecting the labeled leukocytes and SPECT/CT images were obtained 4 to 6 hours after the injection. The final diagnosis of infection was based on pathologic findings (n = 70), bacteriological data (n = 61), or clinical follow-up (n = 33). RESULTS Of the 164 patients, 89 patients had a diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and diagnostic accuracy of the planar images alone were 82.0%, 88.0%, 89.0%, 80.5%, and 84.8%, respectively. When the planar images were combined with SPECT, the sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, and diagnostic accuracy were 91.0%, 88.0%, 90.0%, 89.2%, and 89.6%, respectively. When the planar images were combined with SPECT/CT, these values increased further to 93.3%, 93.3%, 94.3%, 92.1%, and 93.3%, respectively. Adding CT to SPECT resulted in a greater increase in sensitivity and specificity for hip prosthesis infections than for knee prosthesis infections. SPECT/CT mainly contributed by precisely localizing the anatomical site of the active inflammatory lesion and by delineating the extent of the lesion after diagnosis with SPECT. CONCLUSIONS Single-photon emission computed tomography/CT combined with Tc-HMPAO-labeled leukocyte imaging was useful for diagnosing prosthesis infections, particularly in hip prosthesis infections, as it improved diagnostic accuracy and provided anatomical localization data.
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Bone marrow stem cell adherence into old anterior myocardial infarction: a scintigraphic study using Tl-201 and Tc-99m-HMPAO. Ann Nucl Med 2012; 26:228-33. [PMID: 22222778 DOI: 10.1007/s12149-011-0563-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2011] [Accepted: 11/29/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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AIM The precise localization of bone marrow stem cells (SCs) into the necrotic tissue after intracoronary infusion (ICI) may be important for the therapeutic outcome. This study aims to examine the correlation between Tl-201 and Tc-99m-hexa-methyl-propylene-amine-oxime (HMPAO) images. METHODS Thirteen patients, aged 36-62 years, with an old, nonviable, anterior myocardial infarction (MI) and reduced myocardial contractility (LVEF <40%), underwent ICI of selected CD133(+) and CD133(neg)CD34(+) SCs. One hour after the ICI, SPECT imaging with Tc-99m-HMPAO was performed in all patients and the acquired images were compared with the images obtained during the initial imaging for demonstration of viability (myocardial perfusion imaging with pharmacologic stress and Tl-201). Furthermore, two fused bull's eye images of Tc-99m-HMPAO and Tl-201 rest reinjection were created in six patients and regions of interest were set on Tl-201 and Tc-99m-HMPAO bull's eye images. RESULTS The comparison of the two sets of images revealed an intense accumulation of the SCs in the infarcted area with absence of viability as assessed by Tl-201 reinjection images. In the subset of patients in whom fused bull's eye images were produced, the comparison demonstrated that the percentage of the infarcted area with SCs' adherence was 83.2 ± 17%. CONCLUSIONS Tl-201 images are complementary with the respective Tc-99m-HMPAO ones, revealing a precise localization of SCs in the infarcted area. Tc-99m-HMPAO labeling of SCs is a reliable method for cell monitoring after ICI in nonviable myocardium after an anterior MI.
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99mTc-HMPAO labelled white blood cell scintigraphy in the diagnosis and monitoring of response of the therapy in patients with active bronchiectasis. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.remnie.2011.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Altiay G, Cermik TF. 99mTc-HMPAO labelled white blood cell scintigraphy in the diagnosis and monitoring of response of the therapy in patients with active bronchiectasis. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2011; 31:9-14. [PMID: 21550146 DOI: 10.1016/j.remn.2011.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2011] [Revised: 03/20/2011] [Accepted: 03/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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AIM The aim of this study was to assess the role of labelled leukocyte scintigraphy in the diagnosis and monitorization of response to therapy of patients with active bronchiectasis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty patients underwent (99m)Technetium hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime ((99m)Tc-HMPAO) labelled white blood cell (WBC) scintigraphy. A second scintigraphy was performed in 13 patients at 10 day of the treatment. Regional (99m)Tc-HMPAO WBC uptake and radiologic imaging findings (high resolution computed tomography or Chest X-Ray) in the lungs were classified into 3 categories in 6 lung areas. scintigraphic, radiological and clinical disease scores were calculated for all patients. RESULTS An abnormal accumulation was visually observed in 19 of 20 patients on the pre-treatment scans, the scintigraphy showing 95% sensitivity. A significant difference was found between early and late ratios (P=0.001) in the pre-treatment scans. The infected areas revealed a significant decrease in uptake ratios on the post-treatment scans compared to the pre-treatment scans (P=0.001). However, no significant correlation was determined between clinical and radiological scores, clinical and scintigraphic scores and also between scintigraphic and radiological scores (P ≥ 0.05). CONCLUSIONS (99m)Tc-HMPAO WBC scintigraphy may be a useful tool to evaluate response to therapy in patients with active bronchiectasis.
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- G Altiay
- Department of Chest Disease, Trakya University Hospital, Edirne, Turkey
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Kushen MC, Dam HQ, Manzone TA. Indium-111 Leukocyte Scintigraphy Aids in Diagnosis of Tubo-Ovarian Abscess. Clin Nucl Med 2011; 36:300-2. [DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0b013e31820a9f13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hankin D, Bowling FL, Metcalfe SA, Whitehouse RA, Boulton AJM. Critically evaluating the role of diagnostic imaging in osteomyelitis. Foot Ankle Spec 2011; 4:100-5. [PMID: 21193593 DOI: 10.1177/1938640010390934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Early diagnosis, essential for timely appropriate treatment and reduction of complications, can be difficult. This article aims to give an overview of the role that different imaging modalities have to play in the diagnosis of osteomyelitis. Osteomyelitis is a heterogeneous disease in its pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and management. It infers inflammation of bone and marrow, whereas osteitis is inflammation of the bone only. Thus, a soft-tissue infection that reaches the bone surface but has not infected the marrow is osteitis and not osteomyelitis. Chronic osteomyelitis is divided into active and inactive forms. Newly appearing periosteal reaction or bone destruction within the chronic involucrum are indicators of activation. Imaging modalities represent different underlying pathophysiological processes that may be represented in differing types and differing phases of osteomyelitis. Sequential selection of appropriate imaging modalities requires a thorough understanding of the disease processes and the process by which each modality visualizes this dynamic disease process.
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- David Hankin
- Central Manchester Foundation Trust, Manchester Diabetes Centre, Manchester Diabetes Centre, UK
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Unexpected Cloud-Like Lesion on Gallium-67 Scintigraphy: Detection of Subcutaneous Abscess Underneath the Skin With Normal Appearance in a Comatose Patient in an Intensive Care Setting. Am J Med Sci 2009; 338:388. [DOI: 10.1097/maj.0b013e3181a6dd36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Dahiya S, Chuttani K, Khar RK, Saluja D, Mishra AK, Chopra M. Synthesis and evaluation of Ciprofloxacin derivatives as diagnostic tools for bacterial infection by Staphylococcus aureus. Metallomics 2009; 1:409-17. [PMID: 21305145 DOI: 10.1039/b908474f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Development of target-specific diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals has always been a challenging task. For this purpose, design and development of the imaging-friendly variant of a potent antibiotic could aid in treatment planning and follow-up of patients with hard-to-diagnose bacterial infections. Fluoroquinolone analogues were synthesized taking the lead from Ciprofloxacin (the broad spectrum antibiotic) molecule. The idea of modifying fluoroquinolones, and subsequently labeling them, was to preserve their capacity to bind bacteria and thereby enable the compound to specifically target those microorganisms. Three compounds were thus synthesized as derivatives of Ciprofloxacin. The fluoroquinolone analogues were labeled with (99m)Tc by using (99m)Tc pertechnetate with high labeling efficiency for all the formulations. The complexes formed by chelation of (99m)Tc with our synthesized fluoroquinolone analogues showed good in vitro serum stability. The blood clearance study performed in New Zealand White rabbits exhibited a curve indicating the initial fast phase in which radiocomplexed drugs cleared from blood very quickly followed by a slow phase. The in vivo evaluation showed that fluoroquinolone-based radiopharmaceuticals bind to the bacteria present at the site of infection, which results in the retention of the agent at sites of active bacterial infection. The biodistribution data and the scintigrams demonstrated that Staphylococcus aureus bacteria in animal infection models took up the radiopharmaceutical formulations, confirming our hypothesis that (99m)Tc fluoroquinolone derivatives might be useful as diagnostic agents for targeted delivery in bacterial infections.
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- Saurabh Dahiya
- Dr B. R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India
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Galpérine T, Dutronc H, Lafarie S, Neau D, Mérino B, Cipriano G, Ragnaud JM, Fernandez P, Basse-Cathalinat B, Dupon M. Cold Bone Defect on Granulocytes Labelled with Technetium-99m-HMPAO Scintigraphy: Significance and Usefulness for Diagnosis and Follow-up of Osteoarticular Infections. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 36:209-12. [PMID: 15119367 DOI: 10.1080/00365540310018851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We wished to determine the frequency and significance of cold bone defect on granulocytes labelled with technetium-99-m-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime (99mTc-HMPAO-PMN) in non-spinal bone infection. Cold bone defect was investigated as part of a retrospective review during a 2-y period. Patients who had possible osteoarticular infection underwent bone scintigraphy combined with 99mTc-HMPAO-PMN for diagnosis and follow-up. Osteomyelitis was confirmed by isolation of the responsible pathogen. Among 210 patients who had possible infection, 17 (8%) demonstrated a cold bone defect. The site of cold bone defect was for all patients the hip. All 17 patients had proven bacterial orthopaedic hardware-related infection. The single causative micro-organism was staphylococcus. Whatever the outcome, cold bone defect was constant regardless of follow-up equal to or longer than 18 months. These data suggest that this uncommon scintigraphic pattern is an indication of an infectious process similar to increased uptake.
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- T Galpérine
- Federation of Infectious Diseases, Pellegrin University Hospital, Bordeaux, France.
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Lee SW, Padmanabhan P, Ray P, Gambhir SS, Doyle T, Contag C, Goodman SB, Biswal S. Stem cell-mediated accelerated bone healing observed with in vivo molecular and small animal imaging technologies in a model of skeletal injury. J Orthop Res 2009; 27:295-302. [PMID: 18752273 PMCID: PMC4154812 DOI: 10.1002/jor.20736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2007] [Accepted: 06/05/2008] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Adult stem cells are promising therapeutic reagents for skeletal regeneration. We hope to validate by molecular imaging technologies the in vivo life cycle of adipose-derived multipotent cells (ADMCs) in an animal model of skeletal injury. Primary ADMCs were lentivirally transfected with a fusion reporter gene and injected intravenously into mice with bone injury or sham operation. Bioluminescence imaging (BLI), [(18)F]FHBG (9-(fluoro-hydroxy-methyl-butyl-guanine)-micro-PET, [(18)F]Fluoride ion micro-PET and micro-CT were performed to monitor stem cells and their effect. Bioluminescence microscopy and immunohistochemistry were done for histological confirmation. BLI showed ADMC's traffic from the lungs then to the injury site. BLI microscopy and immunohistochemistry confirmed the ADMCs in the bone defect. Micro-CT measurements showed increased bone healing in the cell-injected group compared to the noninjected group at postoperative day 7 (p < 0.05). Systemically administered ADMC's traffic to the site of skeletal injury and facilitate bone healing, as demonstrated by molecular and small animal imaging. Molecular imaging technologies can validate the usage of adult adipose tissue-derived multipotent cells to promote fracture healing. Imaging can in the future help establish therapeutic strategies including dosage and administration route.
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- Sheen-Woo Lee
- Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive S-062B, Stanford, California 94304
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- Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive S-062B, Stanford, California 94304
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- Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive S-062B, Stanford, California 94304
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- Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive S-062B, Stanford, California 94304
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- Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive S-062B, Stanford, California 94304
- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive S-062B, Stanford, California 94304
- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive S-062B, Stanford, California 94304
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Quirce Pisano R, Banzo Marraco I, Jiménez-Bonilla JF, Martínez-Rodríguez I, Sainz Esteban A, Carril Carril JM. [Potential sources of diagnostic pitfall and variants in FDG-PET/CT]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 27:130-59. [PMID: 18367053 DOI: 10.1157/13117196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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UNLABELLED Oncological FDG PET show variants and findings that may lead to a diagnostic error and that may be clarified by the morfofunctional imaging from PET/CT. In this article we show the experience acquired since a Siemens PET/CT Biograph LSO Pico3D was applied in our centre. We describe some representative examples of FDG distribution patterns which may lead to erroneous interpretations of the clinical studies when they refer to specific clinical situations. The examples included are classified into two main groups according to the cause: Technical and biological, and the latter into physiological and non-physiological (pathophysiological). Patterns are described within the biological group showing changes of the FDG biodistribution that may reduce the uptake in tumoural lesions, the physiological variants that may be interpreted as pathology, the effects of previous treatment and uptakes related to benign diseases. CONCLUSION We consider that knowledge of these variants and findings to be crucial in order to obtain optimal performance of PET/CT and to overcome the PET limitations.
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- R Quirce Pisano
- Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Cantabria, España.
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Qiao J, Kottke T, Willmon C, Galivo F, Wongthida P, Diaz RM, Thompson J, Ryno P, Barber GN, Chester J, Selby P, Harrington K, Melcher A, Vile RG. Purging metastases in lymphoid organs using a combination of antigen-nonspecific adoptive T cell therapy, oncolytic virotherapy and immunotherapy. Nat Med 2007; 14:37-44. [PMID: 18066076 DOI: 10.1038/nm1681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2007] [Accepted: 10/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In many common cancers, dissemination of secondary tumors via the lymph nodes poses the most significant threat to the affected individual. Metastatic cells often reach the lymph nodes by mimicking the molecular mechanisms used by hematopoietic cells to traffic to peripheral lymphoid organs. Therefore, we exploited naive T cell trafficking in order to chaperone an oncolytic virus to lymphoid organs harboring metastatic cells. Metastatic burden was initially reduced by viral oncolysis and was then eradicated, as tumor cell killing in the lymph node and spleen generated protective antitumor immunity. Lymph node purging of tumor cells was possible even in virus-immune mice. Adoptive transfer of normal T cells loaded with oncolytic virus into individuals with cancer would be technically easy to implement both to reduce the distribution of metastases and to vaccinate the affected individual in situ against micrometastatic disease. As such, this adoptive transfer could have a great therapeutic impact, in the adjuvant setting, on many different cancer types.
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- Jian Qiao
- Molecular Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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García-Barrecheguren E, Rodríguez Fraile M, Toledo Santana G, Valentí Nín JR, Richter Echevarría JA. [FDG-PET: a new diagnostic approach in hip prosthetic replacement]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [PMID: 17662187 DOI: 10.1157/13107972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Infection following hip arthroplasties can present a diagnostic challenge. No test is 100 % sensitive and 100 % specific; this prospective study was undertaken to evaluate the utility of FDG-PET imaging for diagnosing infected joint replacements. 24 hip joint replacements were studied prospectively and we have complete diagnoses with clinical signs and symptoms, laboratory test, radiography, joint aspiration, radionuclide imaging including FDG-PET, and histopathologic examination. 11 of 24 prostheses were infected. The sensitivity and specificity of PET for detecting infection associated with prostheses were 64,3 % and 64,7 % respectively, in our hands. FDG imaging is not useful in patients with suspected prosthetic infection like a screening test.
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- E García-Barrecheguren
- Departamento de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra.
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Goebel M, Rosa F, Tatsch K, Grillhoesl A, Hofmann GO, Kirschner MH. Diagnostik der chronischen Osteitis des Extremitätenskeletts. Unfallchirurg 2007; 110:859-66. [PMID: 17805505 DOI: 10.1007/s00113-007-1302-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Noninvasive diagnosis continues to present a challenge in chronic bone infections. Positive intraoperative microbiological and/or histological results are regarded as the gold standard for confirmation of the diagnosis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the value of F-18 FDG-PET in the diagnosis of chronic osteitis in the patients of a department devoted specifically to septic orthopaedic surgery. In particular, the study was intended to answer the question of whether the results of FDG-PET correlate with those found in intraoperatively removed biopsy specimens (microbiology, histology) and what value this method of investigation has relative to computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS An F-18 FDG-PET examination was performed preoperatively in each of 50 patients with a suspected diagnosis of "chronic osteitis of bone/s in a limb". All these patients had a history of an open fracture and/or a previous operation on the affected limb. The FDG-PET results were analysed blind. All patients enrolled in the study were subsequently operated on. After surgery, the results of histological and microbiological examination of the biopsy specimens taken intraoperatively were compared with the results of the FDG-PET and of CT (n=22) and MRI (n=18). Finally, the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of each method were determined. RESULTS Postoperatively the biopsy specimens from 37 patients yielded positive results in the microbiological and/or histological tests. According to this gold standard, then, osteitis was not present in 13 patients. In the preoperative FDG-PET report 34 of the patients whose microbiological and/or histological results were positive were correctly diagnosed as infection positive. In addition, 4 false-positive results were observed. False-negative results were recorded in 3 patients and true-negative results, in 9. The sensitivity and specificity were 92% and 69%, respectively, for the entire group of patients. The accuracy was 86%. The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were 47%, 60% and 50%, respectively, for CT and 82%, 43% and 67%, respectively, for MRI. CONCLUSION F-18 FDG-PET is a promising diagnostic imaging method with high sensitivity and accuracy in the investigation of chronic osteitis. If the result of FDG-PET is negative chronic osteitis can be virtually excluded. The results presented suggest that it is superior to CT and MRI in sensitivity and accuracy. A definitive diagnosis of chronic osteitis will continue to require an invasive method in the future, in the form of removal of biopsy specimens for microbiological and histological tests.
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- M Goebel
- BG Unfallklinik Murnau, Murnau, Germany
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Biswal S, Resnick DL, Hoffman JM, Gambhir SS. Molecular Imaging: Integration of Molecular Imaging into the Musculoskeletal Imaging Practice. Radiology 2007; 244:651-71. [PMID: 17709823 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2443060295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Chronic musculoskeletal diseases such as arthritis, malignancy, and chronic injury and/or inflammation, all of which may produce chronic musculoskeletal pain, often pose challenges for current clinical imaging methods. The ability to distinguish an acute flare from chronic changes in rheumatoid arthritis, to survey early articular cartilage breakdown, to distinguish sarcomatous recurrence from posttherapeutic inflammation, and to directly identify generators of chronic pain are a few examples of current diagnostic limitations. There is hope that a growing field known as molecular imaging will provide solutions to these diagnostic puzzles. These techniques aim to depict, noninvasively, specific abnormal cellular, molecular, and physiologic events associated with these and other diseases. For example, the presence and mobilization of specific cell populations can be monitored with molecular imaging. Cellular metabolism, stress, and apoptosis can also be followed. Furthermore, disease-specific molecules can be targeted, and particular gene-related events can be assayed in living subjects. Relatively recent molecular and cellular imaging protocols confirm important advances in imaging technology, engineering, chemistry, molecular biology, and genetics that have coalesced into a multidisciplinary and multimodality effort. Molecular probes are currently being developed not only for radionuclide-based techniques but also for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, MR spectroscopy, ultrasonography, and the emerging field of optical imaging. Furthermore, molecular imaging is facilitating the development of molecular therapies and gene therapy, because molecular imaging makes it possible to noninvasively track and monitor targeted molecular therapies. Implementation of molecular imaging procedures will be essential to a clinical imaging practice. With this in mind, the goal of the following discussion is to promote a better understanding of how such procedures may help address specific musculoskeletal issues, both now and in the years ahead.
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- Sandip Biswal
- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Dr, S-062B, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Uslu H, Varoglu E, Balik A, Yildirim M, Bayrakdar R, Seven B. Scintigraphic evaluation of acute pancreatitis patients with 99mTc-HMPAO-labelled leukocytes. Nucl Med Commun 2007; 28:289-95. [PMID: 17325592 DOI: 10.1097/mnm.0b013e328014a132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the localization of leukocytes in the pancreas during acute pancreatitis and to evaluate the potential use of 99mTc-HMPAO-labelled leukocytes in the diagnostic assessment of patients with acute pancreatitis. METHODS The study was performed with 20 patients (11 females, nine males; ranging in age from 26 to 86 years, mean 55 years). Labelled leukocyte scintigraphy using planar imaging was performed on all patients, seven of whom were also examined by single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). According to Ranson criteria, 10 patients had mild pancreatitis (group A), six had severe pancreatitis (group B) and four had necrotic pancreatitis (group C). Twelve patients had biliary pancreatitis and the other eight patients had no obvious cause. RESULTS All patients of group C, four of group B, two of group A had a positive leukocyte scan. The positive leukocyte scintigraphy value for the detection of a lethal course of acute pancreatitis was 100%; of a severe course, 66.7%; and of a mild course, 20%. These findings are statistically significant (P=0.005 in chi-squared tests result). The results of leukocyte scintigraphy compared with those of CT were also statistically significant (P=0.001 in chi-squared tests). All the patients diagnosed with pancreatic necrosis by CT had a positive leukocyte scan, but only three of 13 patients without pancreatic necrosis that could be detected by computed tomography had a positive leukocyte scan. CONCLUSIONS There was a significant correlation between the severity of the disease and leukocyte infiltration. Considering these results, we believe that leukocyte infiltration in acute pancreatitis can be demonstrated rapidly and accurately and by noninvasive 99mTc-HMPAO labelled leukocyte scintigraphy.
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- Hatice Uslu
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical Faculty of Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
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Osteomyelitis frequently requires more than one imaging technique for an accurate diagnosis. Conventional radiography still remains the first imaging modality. MRI and nuclear medicine are the most sensitive and specific methods for the detection of osteomyelitis. MRI provides more accurate information regarding the extent of the infectious process. Ultrasound represents a noninvasive method to evaluate the involved soft tissues and cortical bone and may provide guidance for diagnostic or therapeutic aspiration, drainage, or tissue biopsy. CT scan can be a useful method to detect early osseous erosion and to document the presence of sequestra. PET and SPECT are highly accurate techniques for the evaluation of chronic osteomyelitis, allowing differentiation from soft tissue infection.
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- Carlos Pineda
- Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Avenida México-Xochimilco No. 289, Arenal de Guadalupe, Tlalpan, Mexico City, 14389, Mexico.
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Dutta P, Bhansali A, Mittal BR, Singh B, Masoodi SR. Instant 99mTc-ciprofloxacin scintigraphy for the diagnosis of osteomyelitis in the diabetic foot. Foot Ankle Int 2006; 27:716-22. [PMID: 17038284 DOI: 10.1177/107110070602700911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The diagnosis of osteomyelitis of the foot in patients with diabetes mellitus remains a challenge. This study was conducted to evaluate bone infections using scintigraphy with instantly prepared single-vial kit, radio-labeled ciprofloxacin (Diagnobact TM) in comparison to a bacterial culture taken from the involved site. METHODS Twenty-five patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus having foot ulcers, including six with superficial ulcers and positive 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate (MDP) bone scan as a control, were subjected to 99mTc-ciprofloxacin scan and subsequent bacteriological culture. RESULTS 99mTc-ciprofloxacin scan was positive in 13 patients and negative in 12 patients, including the six with superficial ulcers. Bacterial culture was positive in 18 patients and negative in seven, including one with osteomyelitis on bone biopsy only. 99mTc-ciprofloxacin scan showed "true positive" results in 12, "true negative" in six, "false positive" in one, and "false negative" in six. The specificity and sensitivity of the test were 66.7% and 85.7%, respectively. The positive and negative predictive values and an accuracy of 92.8%, 50% and 72%, respectively. Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli were the most frequently isolated organisms. CONCLUSION 99mTc-ciprofloxacin is a sensitive and specific marker to diagnose bone infection in patients with diabetes mellitus, but care must be taken in case of fastidious organisms and ciprofloxacin-resistant bacterial flora in which false results may be obtained.
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Infectious disease complicating surgery involving the musculoskeletal system is one of the most important causes of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Timely detection and accurate localization of infectious processes have important clinical implications and are critical to appropriate patient management. Imaging studies can play an important role in the detection of infection and can help guide appropriate clinical management. The diagnosis of postoperative infection can be made by a variety of imaging modalities. This article reviews the various methods and modalities available for the detection of postoperative infection.
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Chuang YW, Hsu CC, Lin CY, Huang YF. Diaphragmatic Paralysis Simulating Pulmonary Infection on Gallium-67 Scan. Clin Nucl Med 2006; 31:352-4. [PMID: 16714900 DOI: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000219073.16901.b0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Ya-Wen Chuang
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Uslu H, Varoglu E, Kadanali S, Yildirim M, Bayrakdar R, Kadanali A. 99mTc-HMPAO labelled leucocyte scintigraphy in the diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease. Nucl Med Commun 2006; 27:179-83. [PMID: 16404232 DOI: 10.1097/01.mnm.0000191857.57445.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Scintigraphy using leucocytes labelled with 99mTc hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime (99mTc-HMPAO) is widely used for the localization of inflammatory foci and abscesses in cases of acute pelvic inflammatory disease, which is one of the serious health problems of women of child-bearing age. Early diagnosis and effective management of this condition can preserve fertility and prevent serious complications, such as peritonitis and sepsis. AIM To evaluate the importance of scintigraphy using 99mTc-HMPAO labelled leucocytes in the early diagnosis of patients with pelvic inflammatory disease. METHODS Fifteen women (mean age 29.2+/-8 years, range 25-46 years) with suspicion of pyogenic pelvic inflammatory disease based on gynaecological examinations, clinical findings and blood tests were included in this study. The patients received 555 MBq 99mTc-HMPAO labelled leucocytes, by injection, and were scanned by scintigraphy 0.5-1, 3 and 24 h later in the anterior abdominal projection. Ten of the patients were then evaluated by abdominal or transvaginal ultrasonography, four by computed tomography and two by both ultrasound and computed tomography. The final diagnosis was made by surgical intervention. RESULTS Scintigraphy detected pelvic inflammatory disease in five of the patients. In three of them the disease was apparent on the scans taken at 0.5-1 h, and in the other two it was apparent at 3 h. There were no false negative results, and one false positive result. The scan accurately reflected the absence of pelvic inflammatory disease in nine patients showing non-pathological tracer uptake in the lower abdominal region. CONCLUSION We showed that scintigraphy with 99mTc-HMPAO labelled leucocytes had a sensitivity of 100%, specificity of 90%, overall accuracy of 93%, positive predictive value of 83%, and negative predictive value of 100%. Therefore, we conclude that 99mTc-HMPAO labelled leucocyte scans provide a rapid and highly accurate method for diagnosing pelvic inflammatory disease in women of child-bearing age. This adds an important contribution to the diagnosis of infection and helps determine further operative or conservative treatment.
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- Hatice Uslu
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ataturk University Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey
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Alexander K, Drost WT, Mattoon JS, Anderson DE. (99M)Tc-ciprofloxacin in imaging of clinical infections in camelids and a goat. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2005; 46:340-7. [PMID: 16229438 DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2005.00064.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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(99M)Tc-ciprofloxacin was used to image five adult camelids and a juvenile goat with clinical and/or radiographic signs of infection. (99m)Tc-ciprofloxacin (range 10-33 MBq/kg) was injected intravenously and a series of 2-min static images were acquired at 1- and 4-h postinjection. At 24-h postinjection, 5-min static images were acquired. Only the skull or abdomen was imaged in the adults; the whole body was imaged in the goat. The quality of the 1-, 4-, and 24-h studies was evaluated subjectively. Normal and abnormal areas of (99m)Tc-ciprofloxacin uptake were recorded and subjectively graded as mild, moderate or intense. Image quality was best 4-h postinjection. Twenty-four-hour images were poor because of insufficient radioactivity. (99m)Tc-ciprofloxacin imaging resulted in true positive or true negative scans in four of six animals. Two false-negative studies occurred. Intense (99m)Tc-cirofloxacin activity was seen in the lungs and urinary bladder, moderate/intense activity in the kidneys, and mild activity in the physes/epiphyses, liver and intermittently in the gastrointestinal tract. The normal distribution of (99m)Tc-ciprofloxacin in camelids/small ruminants differed from people. Further studies to determine the sensitivity and specificity of infection detection using (99m)Tc-ciprofloxacin in animals are warranted.
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- Kate Alexander
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 601 Vernon L, Tharp Street, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Ruf J, Griebenow B, Stiller B, Sarioglu N, Lange PE, Amthauer H. Detection of infectious colitis by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography in a child receiving intensive care after cardiac surgery. Pediatr Radiol 2005; 35:702-5. [PMID: 15717194 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-005-1404-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2004] [Revised: 12/10/2004] [Accepted: 12/12/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) and suspected focal infection/inflammation are challenging medical problems. Nuclear medicine methods using scintigraphy with (111)In- or (99m)Tc-labelled antibodies or (67)Ga-citrate have been validated for the diagnosis and detection of inflammatory processes. Recently, positron emission tomography (PET) with (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) has been described as a promising imaging method, especially for PUO. We report the use of FDG-PET in an 18-month-old boy that revealed unexpected infectious colitis after cardiac surgery. This case suggests that FDG-PET is a valuable tool for the detection of unknown inflammatory foci in childhood, especially when the time needed for examination and radiation exposure are to be considered.
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- Juri Ruf
- Klinik für Strahlenheilkunde, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité--Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
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Mumme T, Reinartz P, Alfer J, Müller-Rath R, Buell U, Wirtz DC. Diagnostic values of positron emission tomography versus triple-phase bone scan in hip arthroplasty loosening. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2005; 125:322-9. [PMID: 15821896 DOI: 10.1007/s00402-005-0810-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2004] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The most frequent complications of total hip arthroplasty are septic and aseptic wear-induced loosening. A reliable differentiation between septic and aseptic loosening with current diagnostic tools is not possible. Therefore, we examined the diagnostic valency of positron emission tomography (PET) with (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in cases of septic or aseptic hip arthroplasty loosening compared with conventional triple-phase bone scan (TPBS). MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty patients with 70 total hip replacements (symptomatic n=50, asymptomatic n=20) were examined by means of FDG-PET and TPBS to detect septic and aseptic loosening and differentiate between the two. A differentiated algorithm subdivided into categories I-V was developed for FDG-PET. Additionally, standardized uptake values (SUV) were calculated from the lesion with the highest FDG uptake. Interpretations of the TPBS were done according to the criteria described by Wilson. The final diagnosis was based on operative findings including microbiological and histological examinations (n=50), while the remaining asymptomatic arthroplasties (n=20) were integrated into a clinical follow-up (> or =9 months). RESULTS Sensitivity/specificity of FDG-PET was 91%/92% (accuracy 91%) compared with 78%/70% (accuracy 74%) for TPBS. A high correlation could be proved between FDG-PET investigation and operative histopathological findings (r(Spear)> or =0.9). No significant differences were found regarding cemented and uncemented implanted hip arthroplasties (p> or =0.05). Calculation of the SUV turned out to be inappropriate as a sole criterion for image interpretation. CONCLUSION FDG-PET is a promising, highly accurate examination method to detect polyethylene and metal wear-induced chronic inflammation followed by periprosthetic osteolysis. In addition, FDG-PET has a significantly higher sensitivity and specificity than TPBS for differentiating between aseptic loosening and infection.
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- T Mumme
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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Kramers-de Quervain IA, Engel-Bicik I, Miehlke W, Drobny T, Munzinger U. Fat-pad impingement after total knee arthroplasty with the LCS A/P-Glide system. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2005; 13:174-8. [PMID: 15024560 DOI: 10.1007/s00167-004-0492-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2003] [Accepted: 12/08/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Early follow-up (15.8 months;1-48) of 230 knee replacements with an LCS A/P Glide component indicated an increased occurrence of anterior knee pain due to a fat-pad impingement, necessitating early revision surgery. Unsatisfactory results were observed in 28 knees (12.2%). Thirteen knees (5.7%) were revised on finding the fat-pad impingement, and four knees (1.7%) were scheduled for later revision surgery; the remaining 11 subjects (4.8%) had revision surgery for a different reason. Twenty-six subjects (11.3%) complained about milder but typical symptoms of a fat-pad impingement, and 22 subjects (9.6%) had unspecific mild symptoms. 151 knees (65.7%) were free of pain and demonstrated an excellent result. The total revision rate of 10.4% (24 knees) is higher than described for other implant systems. However, the revision needed to treat the fat-pad impingement (5.7%) consisted of minor surgery only, such as exchange of the mobile bearing or reduction of the fat pad by arthroscopy. The femoral and tibial components were able to be left untouched. Resection of the Hoffa's fat pad is recommended when such an implant system is used, and possible impingement should be investigated intraoperatively before closure.
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Bettegowda C, Foss CA, Cheong I, Wang Y, Diaz L, Agrawal N, Fox J, Dick J, Dang LH, Zhou S, Kinzler KW, Vogelstein B, Pomper MG. Imaging bacterial infections with radiolabeled 1-(2'-deoxy-2'-fluoro-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl)-5-iodouracil. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:1145-50. [PMID: 15653773 PMCID: PMC545851 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0408861102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Bacterial infections provide diagnostic dilemmas that could be enlightened by modern imaging technologies. We have developed a simple method for imaging bacterial infections in mice that relies on the phosphorylation and trapping of the thymidine kinase (TK) substrate 1-(2'-deoxy-2'-fluoro-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl)-5-[125I] iodouracil ([125I]FIAU) within bacteria. FIAU was found to inhibit the growth of WT Escherichia coli but not a TK- strain, indicating that WT E. coli could metabolize this compound. In silico analyses demonstrated that all pathogenic strains of bacteria whose genomes have been sequenced contain a TK gene highly homologous to the E. coli TK. Accordingly, we demonstrated that localized infections caused by representatives of five genera of bacteria could be readily imaged with [125I]FIAU. Such imaging provides a general method for the diagnosis of localized bacterial infections that could be translatable to the clinic.
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- Chetan Bettegowda
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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Bone and joint infections are painful for patients and frustrating for both them and their doctors. The high success rates of antimicrobial therapy in most infectious diseases have not yet been achieved in bone and joint infections owing to the physiological and anatomical characteristics of bone. The key to successful management is early diagnosis, including bone sampling for microbiological and pathological examination to allow targeted and long-lasting antimicrobial therapy. The various types of osteomyelitis require differing medical and surgical therapeutic strategies. These types include, in order of decreasing frequency: osteomyelitis secondary to a contiguous focus of infection (after trauma, surgery, or insertion of a joint prosthesis); that secondary to vascular insufficiency (in diabetic foot infections); or that of haematogenous origin. Chronic osteomyelitis is associated with avascular necrosis of bone and formation of sequestrum (dead bone), and surgical debridement is necessary for cure in addition to antibiotic therapy. By contrast, acute osteomyelitis can respond to antibiotics alone. Generally, a multidisciplinary approach is required for success, involving expertise in orthopaedic surgery, infectious diseases, and plastic surgery, as well as vascular surgery, particularly for complex cases with soft-tissue loss.
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- Daniel P Lew
- Services of Infectious Diseases and Medicine 2, Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Buysschaert I, Vanderschueren S, Blockmans D, Mortelmans L, Knockaert D. Contribution of (18)fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography to the work-up of patients with fever of unknown origin. Eur J Intern Med 2004; 15:151-156. [PMID: 15245716 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2004.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2003] [Revised: 01/14/2004] [Accepted: 01/23/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Recent studies have suggested that (18)fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) may be useful in the work-up of patients with fever of unknown origin (FUO), but its exact diagnostic yield has not been established. Methods: From January 1999 through December 2001, 74 (67%) of 110 prospectively collected patients who fulfilled the revised criteria of classic FUO underwent a FDG-PET scan. The diagnostic yield of this technique was assessed after diagnostic work-up and follow-up. Abnormal FDG-PET scans that pointed to the final diagnosis were categorized as helpful; all other scans were considered noncontributory. Results: A final diagnosis was established in 39 (53%) of the 74 patients who underwent FDG-PET. Fifty-three (72%) of the 74 FDG-PET scans were abnormal; 19 scans (36% of the abnormal scans or 26% of the total number of scans) were helpful. In the 39 patients with a final diagnosis, 49% of the scans were helpful. A diagnosis was established in 31 (58%) of the 53 patients with an abnormal scan and in 8 (38%) of the 21 patients with a normal scan (P=0.2). Baseline clinical variables (age and sex, as well as periodicity, duration, and height of the fever) and inflammatory parameters (erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, and hemoglobin) did not predict the usefulness of FDG-PET. Conclusions: FDG-PET contributed positively to the diagnosis in a quarter of our patients with classical FUO. This number is lower than that found in previous studies. Yet, against the background of the wide array of heterogeneous disorders that make up the FUO spectrum and the low number of final diagnoses established (in only 53% of cases), the diagnostic yield of FDG-PET is encouraging. Therefore, the use of FDG-PET should be considered whenever a baseline work-up fails to reveal the cause of a prolonged, febrile illness.
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- Ian Buysschaert
- Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, KULeuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium
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Van de Wiele C, De Winter O, Ham H, Dierckx R. Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Clinical Infectious Diseases. J Microbiol Methods 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0580-9517(04)34007-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Ilias I, Bollas I, Batsakis C, Christakopoulou I. Tc-99m-Labeled Monoclonal Antibody Fragment Imaging in a Patient With Fever of Unknown Origin. Clin Nucl Med 2003; 28:981-3. [PMID: 14663322 DOI: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000099809.48136.a5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Ioannis Ilias
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sotiria General Hospital, 152 Mesoglion Avenue, Athens GR-11527, Greece.
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Tewson T. Labeled antibiotics: Positron tomography as a tool for measuring tissue distribution. Drug Dev Res 2003. [DOI: 10.1002/ddr.10224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Southwood LL, Kawcak CE, McIlwraith CW, Frisbie DD, Steyn PE. Use of scintigraphy for assessment of fracture healing and early diagnosis of osteomyelitis following fracture repair in rabbits. Am J Vet Res 2003; 64:736-45. [PMID: 12828260 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2003.64.736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate use of technetium Tc 99m disodium hydroxymethylene diphosphonate (99m-Tc-HDP) for assessing fracture healing and 99m-Tc-HDP and technetium Tc 99m ciprofloxacin (99m-Tc-CIPRO) for early diagnosis of osteomyelitis in rabbits. ANIMALS 32 skeletally mature New Zealand White rabbits. PROCEDURE A femoral fracture defect stabilized with bone plates and cortical screws was used. Scintigraphy was performed 4, 8, 12, and 16 weeks after surgery. The 99m-Tc-CIPRO scan was performed 48 hours after the 99m-Tc-HDP scan. The uptake ratio of the experimental limb to the normal limb was calculated by use of multiple regions of interest. Results of radiography performed to determine external callus and lysis grade and percentage defect ossification at 16 weeks were compared with scintigraphy results. RESULTS Infected fractures had a higher uptake ratio for 99m-Tc-HDP and 99m-Tc-CIPRO than noninfected fractures. Infected fractures could be differentiated from noninfected fractures late in healing by use of 99m-Tc-HDP. Although 99m-Tc-CIPRO was better than 99m-Tc-HDP for identifying infection, there was a high incidence of false positive and negative results with 99m-Tc-CIPRO. There was an association between 99m-Tc-HDP uptake ratio and callus formation and a good correlation between 99m-Tc-HDP uptake ratio and defect ossification after 4 weeks. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE 99m-Tc-HDP and 99m-Tc-CIPRO may be useful for diagnosing osteomyelitis late in fracture healing; however, false positive and false negative results occur. Technetium Tc 99m disodium hydroxymethylene diphosphonate may be useful for evaluating fracture healing.
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- Louise L Southwood
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, USA
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Santiago Restrepo C, Giménez CR, McCarthy K. Imaging of osteomyelitis and musculoskeletal soft tissue infections: current concepts. Rheum Dis Clin North Am 2003; 29:89-109. [PMID: 12635502 DOI: 10.1016/s0889-857x(02)00078-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The diagnostic imaging of osteomyelitis can require the confluence of multiple imaging technologies. Conventional radiography should always be the first imaging modality. Sonography is most useful in the diagnosis of fluid collections in a joint or in the extra-articular soft tissues but is not useful for evaluating presence of osseous infection. CT scan can be a useful method to detect early osseous erosion and to document the presence of sequestrum, foreign body, or gas formation but generally is less sensitive than other modalities for the detection of bone infection. Nuclear medicine and MRI are the most sensitive and most specific imaging modalities for the detection of osteomyelitis. Nuclear medicine is particularly useful in identifying multifocal involvement, which is common in children. MRI provides more accurate information of the local extent of the soft tissues and possible soft tissue abscess in patients with musculoskeletal infection.
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- C Santiago Restrepo
- Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 1542 Tulane Avenue, Room 212, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
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Alavi A, Gupta N, Alberini JL, Hickeson M, Adam LE, Bhargava P, Zhuang H. Positron emission tomography imaging in nonmalignant thoracic disorders. Semin Nucl Med 2002; 32:293-321. [PMID: 12524653 DOI: 10.1053/snuc.2002.127291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The role of the fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) technique positron emission tomography (PET) is well established in the management of patients with lung cancer. Increasingly, it is becoming evident that FDG-PET can be effectively employed to diagnose a variety of benign pulmonary disorders. Knowledge of such applications further expands the domain of this powerful modality and further improves the ability to differentiate benign from malignant diseases of the chest. We describe pertinent technical factors that substantially contribute to optimal imaging of the thoracic structures. Particularly, the complementary role of attenuation correction (AC) to that of non-AC images is emphasized. We further outline the need for and the state of the art for co-registration of PET and anatomic images for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. We then review patterns of physiologic uptake of FDG in thoracic structures, including the lung, the heart, the aorta and large arteries, esophagus, thymus, trachea, thoracic muscles, bone marrow, and joints and alterations following radiation therapy to the thorax. A great deal of information is provided with regard to differentiating benign from malignant nodules and in particular, we emphasize the role of dual time point imaging and partial volume correction for accurate assessment of such lesions. Following a brief review of the diagnostic issues related to the assessment of mediastinal adenopathies, the role of FDG-PET imaging in environment-induced lung diseases, including pneumoconiosis, smoking, and asthma are described. A large body of information is provided about the role of this technology in the management of patients with suspected infection and inflammation of the lungs such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, fever of unknown origin, sarcoidosis, chronic granulomatous disease and monitoring the disease process and response to therapy. Finally, the value of FDG-PET in differentiating benign from malignant diseases of the pleura including asbestosis-related disorders is described at the conclusion of this comprehensive review.
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- Abass Alavi
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA
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Sun SS, Chuang FJ, Chiu KL, Kao CH. Demonstration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection on Ga-67 citrate scintigraphy. Clin Nucl Med 2002; 27:666. [PMID: 12192290 DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200209000-00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Shung-Shung Sun
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Riou LM, Ruiz M, Sullivan GW, Linden J, Leong-Poi H, Lindner JR, Harris TD, Beller GA, Glover DK. Assessment of myocardial inflammation produced by experimental coronary occlusion and reperfusion with 99mTc-RP517, a new leukotriene B4 receptor antagonist that preferentially labels neutrophils in vivo. Circulation 2002; 106:592-8. [PMID: 12147542 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000023878.04716.6d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND 99mTc-RP517 is a new leukotriene B4 (LTB4) receptor antagonist developed for imaging acute inflammation or infection. A unique property of 99mTc-RP517 is its ability to label white blood cells in vivo after intravenous injection. The goals of this study were to determine relative 99mTc-RP517 binding to human leukocyte subtypes and the 99mTc-RP517 uptake pattern in canine myocardium where inflammation was induced by either coronary occlusion and reperfusion or tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) injection. METHODS AND RESULTS Fluorescence-activated cell sorter analysis was performed on whole human blood (n=2) and isolated neutrophils (n= 4) with a fluorescent analog of 99mTc-RP517, [F]-RP517. In whole blood, [F]-RP517 (500 nmol/L) preferentially labeled neutrophils. On isolated neutrophils, [F]-RP517 (10 nmol/L) binding was inhibited by 44% when LTB4 (400 nmol/L) was added. 99mTc-RP517 was injected intravenously in anesthetized, open-chest dogs before coronary occlusion (90 minutes) and reperfusion (120 minutes) (n=9) or before intramyocardial TNFalpha injection (n=3). Ex vivo images of heart slices were acquired. The left ventricle was divided into 72 segments for flow and 99mTc-RP517 uptake analysis. There was an inverse exponential relationship between 99mTc-RP517 uptake and occlusion flow (r=0.73). In the same 15 segments, 99mTc-RP517 uptake was highly correlated with the neutrophil enzyme myeloperoxidase (r=0.91). Ex vivo images revealed tracer uptake in the reperfused area (ischemic to normal count ratio=2.7+/-0.2). CONCLUSIONS RP517 binds to the neutrophil LTB4 receptor after intravenous injection. After reperfusion, 99mTc-RP517 uptake correlated with myeloperoxidase and was observed on ex vivo images, indicating that this tracer may have potential as an inflammation-imaging agent.
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- Laurent M Riou
- University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va 22908-0500, USA
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Manthey N, Reinhard P, Moog F, Knesewitsch P, Hahn K, Tatsch K. The use of [18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography to differentiate between synovitis, loosening and infection of hip and knee prostheses. Nucl Med Commun 2002; 23:645-53. [PMID: 12089487 DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200207000-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pain is a common unspecific symptom in orthopaedic prosthetics. The accurate differentiation between synovitis, loosening or infection is often difficult with conventional X-rays, arthrography or bone scintigraphy. Because of the high glucose uptake of inflammatory cells, [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) is an appropriate tracer for the evaluation of suspected inflammation or infection. In this preliminary study we describe 18F-FDG PET findings in patients referred for evaluation of painful hip or knee prostheses. We studied 23 patients with 28 prostheses, 14 hip and 14 knee prostheses, who had a complete operative or clinical follow-up. 18F-FDG PET scans were obtained with an ECAT EXACT HR+ PET scanner. High glucose uptake in the bone prostheses interface was considered as positive for infection, an intermediate uptake as suspect for loosening, and uptake only in the synovia was considered as synovitis. The imaging results were compared with operative findings or clinical outcome. PET correctly identified three hip and one knee prostheses as infected, two hip and two knee prostheses as loosening, four hip and nine knee prostheses as synovitis, and two hip and one knee prostheses as unsuspected for loosening or infection. In three patients covered with an expander after explantation of an infected prosthesis PET revealed no further evidence of infection in concordance with the clinical follow-up. PET was false negative for loosening in one case. Our preliminary results suggest that FDG PET could be a useful tool for differentiating between infected and loose orthopaedic prostheses as well as for detecting only inflammatory tissue such as synovitis.
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- N Manthey
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany
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Zhuang H, Alavi A. 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographic imaging in the detection and monitoring of infection and inflammation. Semin Nucl Med 2002; 32:47-59. [PMID: 11839069 DOI: 10.1053/snuc.2002.29278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 384] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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During the past decade, 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) has rapidly evolved from a pure research modality to a clinical necessity. FDG-PET was introduced to determine the state of brain function in physiologic and pathologic states. Its use as a powerful tool to diagnose, stage, and monitor patients with a variety of malignancies has been truly revolutionary. However, FDG is a nonspecific tracer and it has been found to accumulate at sites of infection and inflammation. It is becoming evident that PET imaging will play a major role in the treatement of patients with suspected infection and inflammation. PET has been shown to be particularly valuable in the evaluation of chronic osteomyelitis, infected prostheses, sarcoidosis, fever of unknown origin, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Because of its ability to quantitate the rate of FDG uptake, PET may prove to be a powerful modality for the monitoring of disease activity and response to therapy. Novel PET tracers are being tested for imaging infection and inflammation that may further enhance the role of this technique in the appropriate clinical setting. PET imaging to detect and characterize infection and inflammation may become a major clinical indication in the day-to-day practice of medicine.
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- Hongming Zhuang
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA
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Güngör T, Engel-Bicik I, Eich G, Willi UV, Nadal D, Hossle JP, Seger RA, Steinert HC. Diagnostic and therapeutic impact of whole body positron emission tomography using fluorine-18-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose in children with chronic granulomatous disease. Arch Dis Child 2001; 85:341-5. [PMID: 11567949 PMCID: PMC1718940 DOI: 10.1136/adc.85.4.341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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AIMS To compare whole body positron emission tomography (PET) using fluorine-18-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) with computed tomography (CT) in detecting active infective foci in children with chronic granulomatous disease. METHODS We performed 22 whole body FDG PET studies in seven children with X linked (n = 6) or autosomal recessive (n = 1) CGD. All had clinical signs of infection and/or were evaluated prior to bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Nineteen PET studies were also correlated with chest and/or abdominal CT. All PET scans were interpreted blinded to the CT findings. Diagnoses were confirmed histologically and bacteriologically. RESULTS We detected 116 lesions in 22 FGD PETs and 126 lesions on 19 CTs. Only two of the latter could be classified reliably as active lesions by virtue of contrast enhancement suggesting abscess formation. PET excluded 59 lesions suspicious for active infection on CT and revealed 49 infective lesions not seen on CT. All seven active infective lesions were identified by PET, allowing targeted biopsy and identification of the infective agent followed by specific antimicrobial treatment, surgery, or subsequent BMT. CONCLUSIONS Identification of infective organisms is more precise if active lesions are biopsied. CT does not discriminate between active and inactive lesions. Whole body FDG PET can be used to screen for active infective lesions in CGD patients.
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- T Güngör
- Divisions of Immunology/ Haematology/Oncology/ BMT and Infectious Diseases, University Children's Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland.
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Gratz S, Béhé M, Boerman OC, Kunze E, Schulz H, Eiffert H, O'Reilly T, Behr TM, Angerstein C, Nebendahl K, Kauer F, Becker W. (99m)Tc-E-selectin binding peptide for imaging acute osteomyelitis in a novel rat model. Nucl Med Commun 2001; 22:1003-13. [PMID: 11505210 DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200109000-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In the present study, (99m)Tc-radiolabelled E-selectin binding peptide ((99m)Tc-IMP-178) was investigated for its potential to image acute pyogenic osteomyelitis in a new animal model. Intraindividual comparisons were performed using an irrelevant peptide ((99m)Tc-IMP-100) to demonstrate specificity. METHODS An acute pyogenic osteomyelitis was induced by injecting 0.05 ml of 5% sodium morrhuate and 5x10(8) CFU of Staphylococcus aureus into the medullary cavity of the right tibia in 16 rats. Sixteen additional rats served as untreated controls. Whole-body imaging of pyogenic (n=4) and untreated (n=4) animals was performed continuously during the first 8 h (12 MBq i.v. of (99m)Tc-IMP-178 and (99m)Tc-IMP-100 for control), and one further single image was acquired after 16 h p.i. Tissue biodistribution studies were performed in 12 rats with an acute pyogenic osteomyelitis and in 12 untreated rats 1, 4 and 24 h after injection. Data of the histological/radiological and haematological investigations were obtained in all animals. RESULTS Histopathologically, 15 of 16 treated rats (93%) developed an acute pyogenic osteomyelitis showing a major infiltration of the bone marrow by polymorphonuclear leukocytes as well as the formation of sequestra. Haematologically, the number of leukocytes increased by 100%, the lymphocytes by 11% and the granulocytes decreased by 39%. After i.v. injection, (99m)Tc-IMP-178 rapidly cleared from the body resulting in good scintigraphic target-to-background (T/B) ratios. The highest uptake of the tracer in the pyogenic bone was observed at 60 min p.i. (0.43+/-0.02% ID.g-1 for (99m)Tc-IMP-178 and 0.30+/-0.02% ID.g-1 for (99m)Tc-IMP-100), resulting in a higher osteomyelitis-to-healthy collateral ratio with T/B of 2.40+/-0.65 ((99m)Tc-IMP-178) compared with 1.85+/-0.48 ((99m)Tc-IMP-100). No adverse reactions were seen after injection of (99m)Tc-IMP-178. CONCLUSIONS (99m)Tc-IMP-178 allows imaging of an acute osteomyelitic lesions, presumably by interaction of (99m)Tc-IMP-178 with activated upregulated vascular endothelium.
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- S Gratz
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Philipps University of Marburg, Baldingerstrasse, 35033 Marburg, Germany.
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de Winter F, van de Wiele C, Vogelaers D, de Smet K, Verdonk R, Dierckx RA. Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-position emission tomography: a highly accurate imaging modality for the diagnosis of chronic musculoskeletal infections. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2001; 83:651-60. [PMID: 11379733 DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200105000-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The noninvasive diagnosis of chronic musculoskeletal infections remains a challenge. Recent studies have indicated that fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography is a highly accurate imaging technique and is significantly more accurate than the combination of a bone scan and a white blood-cell scan for the diagnosis of chronic infection in the central skeleton (p < 0.05). However, patients who had had surgery within the previous two years were excluded from study. It was our aim to evaluate the technique in an unselected, clinically representative population. METHODS Sixty patients with a suspected chronic musculoskeletal infection involving the central skeleton (thirty-three patients) or the peripheral skeleton (twenty-seven patients) were studied with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography. Thirty-five patients had had surgery within the previous two years. The fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography studies were read in a blinded, independent manner by two experienced readers. The final diagnosis was based on histopathological studies or microbiological culture (eighteen patients) or on clinical findings after at least six months of follow-up (forty-two patients). RESULTS On the final composite assessment, twenty-five patients had infection and thirty-five did not. All twenty-five infections were correctly identified by both readers. There were four false-positive findings; in two of these cases, surgery had been performed less than six months prior to the study. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were 100%, 88%, and 93% for the whole group; 100%, 90%, and 94% for the subgroup of patients with a suspected infection of the central skeleton; and 100%, 86%, and 93% for the subgroup of patients with a suspected infection of the peripheral skeleton. Interobserver agreement was excellent (kappa = 0.97). CONCLUSIONS Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography is highly accurate as a single technique for the evaluation of chronic musculoskeletal infections. It is especially valuable in the evaluation of the central skeleton, where white blood-cell scans are less useful. Because of its simplicity and high degree of accuracy, it has the potential to become a standard technique for the diagnosis of chronic musculoskeletal infections. Further studies are needed to assess its ability to identify infections at the sites of total joint replacements and to distinguish infection from aseptic loosening of these prostheses.
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- F de Winter
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium.
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Thakur ML, Marcus CS, Kipper SL, Ahdoot R, Diggles L, Pham HL, Minami C, Patel MC, Smith T. Imaging infection with LeuTech. Nucl Med Commun 2001; 22:513-9. [PMID: 11388572 DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200105000-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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LeuTech is a 99Tcm labelled, anti-CD15, IgM, murine monoclonal antibody shown to have high affinity (Kd = 10(-11) M) for CD15 receptors (5.1 x 10(5)/cell) expressed on human neutrophils. LeuTech was injected directly, intravenously, and its efficacy in imaging infection in 46 consecutive patients was determined. Human anti-mouse antibody (HAMA) response was examined in 30 normal volunteers using a standard LeuTech dose reconstituted with decayed 99Tcm solution. There were 38 true positive, six true negative, and two false negative scans. Of the 38 positive images, 33 (92%) were positive within 10 min after injection of LeuTech. LeuTech accuracy in this group of patients was 96%, sensitivity 95%, specificity 100%, positive predictive value (PPV) 100%, and negative predictive value (NPV) 75%. No elevation of the HAMA titre was observed in any of the 30 normal volunteers and no adverse reaction was noted in any patient. LeuTech is a highly promising agent for rapid imaging of infectious foci.
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- M L Thakur
- Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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Rao PS, Pallela VR, Vassileva-Belnikolovska D, Jungkind D, Thakur ML. A receptor-specific peptide for imaging infection and inflammation. Nucl Med Commun 2000; 21:1063-70. [PMID: 11192713 DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200011000-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The chemotactic peptide N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP), when radiolabelled, continues to be an attractive agent for imaging infection or inflammation. Previously, several analogues of fMLP have been prepared and radiolabelled using a bifunctional chelating agent conjugation procedure that was relatively long and complex. We have prepared a new analogue of fMLP, TP765, by the addition of 4-aminobutyric acid (4-ABA) and a group of four amino acids, Gly-Gly-d-Ala-Gly, to the carboxy terminus (i.e. to the phenylalanine) of fMLP. The adduct -(4-ABA)-Gly-Gly-d-Ala-Gly- serves as a chelating moiety for strong chelation with 99Tcm. The use of a peptide as a chelating moiety greatly simplified the synthetic procedure and rendered the analogue ready for instant chelation with 99Tcm. HPLC analysis revealed that 99Tcm-TP765 was a single chemical entity that retained biological activity and neutrophil specificity. 99Tcm-TP765 was stable when challenged with strong chelating agents in vitro and had rapid but biphasic blood clearance (alphat1/2 = 7 min, betat1/2 = 45 min). Approximately 90% of the radioactivity had cleared from circulation within 45 min post-injection and the agent had accumulated in experimental bacterial or sterile abscesses in significantly (P<0.05) higher quantities than the analogues evaluated previously. Generally, the biodistribution pattern of 99Tcm-TP765 was similar to that of other analogues examined and its abscess uptake was independent of the abscess age. In conclusion, a new analogue of fMLP, 99Tcm-TP765, was prepared by a simple procedure. This new analogue has properties similar to those of previously examined analogues used as agents for imaging infection or inflammation.
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- P S Rao
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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Goerres GW, Albrecht S, Allaoua M, Slosman DO. Radionuclide imaging in patients with amputations of the lower leg: typical imaging patterns in five cases. Clin Nucl Med 2000; 25:804-11. [PMID: 11043721 DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200010000-00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Amputation of the lower leg is not uncommon in elderly patients with chronic infections or vascular problems of the leg and foot, and most often it is performed below the knee or on the distal part of the lower leg (i.e., Syme's amputation). After operation, healing disorders with or without infection can occur, and usually structural imaging methods are performed for diagnosis. Radionuclide imaging using a combination of bone scans and infection scintigraphy can help to identify bone and soft tissue infection. Interpreting radionuclide scans is difficult, because imaging findings after amputation may depend not only on the level of resection and the disease investigated but also on the time that has elapsed since surgery. Typical imaging patterns of bone or infection scintigraphy of five patients are described
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- G W Goerres
- Clinic of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
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- A M Peters
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK
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Teixeira AB, Etchebehere EC, Lima MC, Santos AO, Pires BC, Valença JT, Ramos CD, Camargo EE. Gallium-67 imaging in a patient with paracoccidioidomycosis: a case report. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2000; 42:167-70. [PMID: 10887378 DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652000000300011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A 26 year-old female was admitted with abdominal pain, fever and weight loss. The clinical and laboratory investigations led to the diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis. Gallium-67 whole body images correlated well with the clinical course of the disease and with the patient's prognosis.
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- A B Teixeira
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Pathology, Department of Radiology, Campinas State University, Campinas, Brazil
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