Usefulness of adding SPECT/CT to 99mTc-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO)-labeled leukocyte imaging for diagnosing prosthetic joint infections.

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Abstract

This study evaluated the usefulness of adding single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/computed tomography (CT) (SPECT/CT) to technetium Tc 99m (Tc) hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO)-labeled leukocyte imaging for diagnosing infections in hip or knee joint prostheses.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Comput Assist Tomogr

Title: Journal of computer assisted tomography

Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

ISSN (Electronic): 1532-3145

ISSN (Print): 0363-8715

Publication date (Electronic): March 15 2014

Volume: 38

Issue: 2

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[1 ] From the *Department of Nuclear Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; †Department of Radiology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea; ‡Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

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DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000000011

PubMed ID: 24625603

SO-VID: bd41d125-d281-4647-b5b3-3fd85f795c6b

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