FDG-PET, 99mTc-HMPAO white blood cell SPET and bone scintigraphy in the evaluation of painful total knee arthroplasties

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1496-1504

  Van Acker, F ^a   Nuyts, J ^a   Maes, A ^a   Vanquickenborne, B ^a   Stuyck, J ^a   Bellemans, J ^a   Vleugels, S ^a   Bormans, G ^a   Mortelmans, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; FDG; HMPAO; Infection

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE 18; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PROSTHESIS; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; BONE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SCINTISCANNING;

ADULT; AGED; BONE AND BONES; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0034740774     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002590100603     Document Type: Article

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