title: Nonprosthesis Orthopedic Applications of (18)F Fluoro-2-Deoxy-d-Glucose PET in the Detection of Osteomyelitis.
abstract: This article describes the impact of [(18)F]2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG) PET in the diagnosis of non-prosthesis-related orthopedic infections and inflammation. FDG-PET has an excellent sensitivity in the detection of osteomyelitis (OM). Early data indicate that FDG-PET may be more specific than MRI in diagnosing OM. The role of the combination of FDG and PET-CT in the diagnosis of OM is likely to be determined as this combination is used on a routine basis. Early data from studies in rheumatoid arthritis indicate that FDG-PET is highly accurate in early diagnosis and that it provides results comparable to the most advanced conventional techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Göttingen, Robert Koch-Straße 40, D- 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meller
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Göttingen, Robert Koch-Straße 40, D- 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Carsten Oliver
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Sahlmann
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Torsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liersch
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 110 Donner Building, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Peter Hao
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 110 Donner Building, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Abass
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alavi