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18F-fluorodeoxyglucose;; Bone scintigraphy;; F-18;; Fluoride-positron emission tomography;; Gallium;; Infection;; Labeled leukocytes;; Positron emission tomography;; Prosthetic joint
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Nuclear Medicine And The Failed Joint Replacement: Past, Present, And Future, C. J. Palestro
Nuclear Medicine And The Failed Joint Replacement: Past, Present, And Future, C. J. Palestro
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Soon after the introduction of the modern prosthetic joint, it was recognized that radionuclide imaging provides useful information about these devices. The bone scan was used extensively to identify causes of prosthetic joint failure. It became apparent, however, that although sensitive, regardless of how the images were analyzed or how it was performed, the test was not specific and could not distinguish among the causes of prosthetic failure. Advances in anatomic imaging, notably cross sectional modalities, have facilitated the diagnosis of many, if not most, causes of prosthetic failure, with the important exception of infection. This has led to a …