Assessment of the extension of pressure ulcers into soft tissue and osteomyelitis diagnosis using18F-FDG PET/CT.
The precise assessment of pressure ulcer extension in patients with neurological diseases has crucial therapeutic implications, especially in the early detection of fistula to interior structures and osteomyelitis. Two case reports are presented on patients with a similar ischial ulcer, in whom an18F-FDG PET/CT study enabled a precise assessment of infectious complications in underlying tissues. These cases support the implementation of18F-FDG PET/CT as a first-line technique in their management.
Unidad PET, CETIR-ERESA, Esplugues, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: jrgarcia@cetir.es.
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Garcia
Unidad PET, CETIR-ERESA, Esplugues, Barcelona, España.
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Soler
Unidad PET, CETIR-ERESA, Esplugues, Barcelona, España.
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Bassa
Unidad PET, CETIR-ERESA, Esplugues, Barcelona, España.
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Minoves
Unidad PET, CETIR-ERESA, Esplugues, Barcelona, España.
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D000328:Adult; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
(18)F-FDG PET/CT; Osteomielitis; Osteomyelitis; PET/TC con (18)F-FDG; Pressure ulcers; Úlceras por presión