Nuclear medicine techniques in the diagnosis of orthopaedic diseases |
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Authors: | Welsch M Welsch F Grünwald F |
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Institution: | Klinik für Nuklearmedizin, Klinikum, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universit?t, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt/M., Germany. Michaela.Welsch@kgu.de |
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Abstract: | Nuclear medicine techniques show metabolic processes, allowing the diagnoses of many bone and joint disorders. For most orthopaedic indications three-phase bone scintigraphy is used, showing inflammatory bone and joint diseases, traumatic and post-operative disorders as well as necrotic or malignant changes. In addition to bone scintigraphy, there are radiopharmaceuticals to depict inflammatory processes. Finally, positron emission tomography is a modern imaging technique used mainly for tumor diagnostics, but also for detection of inflammation. |
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