title: Painful knee arthroplasty.
abstract: A triple-tracer nuclear medicine study that incorporates (99m)Tc-sulfur colloid, (111)In-labeled leukocytes, and (99m)Tc-methylene diphosphonate can be useful for the diagnosis of aseptic loosening in a patient after total-knee arthroplasty, as demonstrated in this case study. The triple-tracer technique takes less time and is more accurate than a bone scan alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Molecular Imaging, William Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan katietraylordo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Traylor
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Molecular Imaging, William Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan.
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jolepalem
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Molecular Imaging, William Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan.
authors.forename: Paresh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mahajan
mesh_terms: D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
chemical_list: D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
keywords: 111In-labeled autologous leukocytes; 99mTc-MDP; 99mTc-sulfur colloid; bone; instrumentation; joint/muscle