Nuclear Medicine/Infection

Nuclear Medicine:TOC

Infection

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99mTc-Medronate (MDP)

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Indium labeled WBCs

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Gallium-67

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99mTc-Sulfur Colloid

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99mTc-MDP

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Experimental Imaging Agents

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18F-FTG PET

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99mTc-Fanolesomab

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Immunocompromised Infection

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  • (Please add info)

Fever of Unknown Origin

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Post Transplant/Operative

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Cardiac

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  • Scintography of post heart transplant infections have not been extensively studied, however, Gallium, Indium-111 WBC, and Tc99m HMPAO have been used.
    • PMID 16485569 -- "Value of radionuclide studies in cardiac transplantation." (Flotats A, CarriĆ³ I. 2005 Ann Nucl Med. 2006 Jan;20(1):13-21.)

Central Nervous System

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Cardiovascular

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  • Also see above "Post Transplant/Operative" - Cardiac

Osteomyelitis

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The Diabetic Patient

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Appendicitis

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    • ^ SAMPLE PMID 19426925 - "2008 Santa Fe Bone Symposium: update on osteoporosis." Lewiecki EM, Baim S, Bilezikian JP, Eastell R, LeBoff MS, Miller PD. (J Clin Densitom. 2009 Apr-Jun;12(2):135-57.)



Acronyms used:

  • MDP - Medronate or
  • 18F-FTG PET - (18)Fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography