title: (18)F-fluoride PET/CT in avascular necrosis of the femoral head.
abstract: Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head is a devastating disease in young adults. Magnetic resonance imaging is considered the most sensitive and specific technique in the diagnosis of this condition. The authors present an interesting image of bilateral AVN of the femoral heads diagnosed on F-fluoride positron emission tomography/computed tomography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, and †Orthopedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Shankaramurthy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gayana
authors.forename: Anish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: Raghava
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kashyap
authors.forename: Ramesh Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Bhagwant Rai
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Mittal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005459:Fluorides; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D005459:Fluorides