Nuclear Medicine and the Infected Joint Replacement
C-reactive protein levels are neither sensitive nor specific for infection. Joint aspiration with Gram stain and culture is the definitive diagnostic test. Its specificity is in excess of ... Bone scintigraphy is sensitive for identifying the failed joint replacement, but …
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[Staged diagnosis of septic hip endoprosthesis loosening …
A positive result in serial diagnosis using C-reactive protein and antigranulocyte scintigraphy leads to an distinct increase in the probability of infection which is comparable to that of joint aspiration. The additional advantages of this procedure are the certain exclusion of infection and the ab …
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(PDF) Value of C reactive protein in the assessment of …
To investigate the value of serum C reactive protein (CRP) as a marker of erosive osteoarthritis (EOA) of the hand. Ninety eight patients, 67 with EOA and 31 with non-EOA of the hand, were ...
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Value of C reactive protein in the assessment of erosive …
Methods: Ninety eight patients, 67 with EOA and 31 with non-EOA of the hand, were included in the study and analysed for radiographic score (RS), number of erosions, and joint count (JC) at clinical observation and at bone scintigraphy. CRP was assayed in a serum sample by a highly sensitive immunonephelometric method. Results: The median (interquartile range) CRP level …
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Diagnostic Accuracy of the Quantitative C-Reactive Protein
U/C has been considered the gold standard test for a UTI and dimercaptosuccinic acid renal scintigraphy (DMSA) as the gold standard for an upper UTI (pyelonephritis). These tests were …
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Value of C-reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio for Predicting …
Value of C-reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio for Predicting Ischemia in Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy - Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy. ... process has an important role in atherosclerosis, plaque development, and plaque progression. High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), neutrophile count, lymphocyte count, monocyte count, ...
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Three phase bone scintigraphy with (99m)Tc-MDP and …
Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of technetium-99m-methylene diphosphonate ((99m)Tc-MDP) three phase bone scintigraphy in detecting infection in malunion or nonunion traumatic fractures after internal fixation. Subjects and methods: One hundred and eighty four patients with malunion or nonunion fractures after internal fixation (130 men and 54 women; …
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Does bone scintigraphy show Modic changes associated …
The intensity of this uptake is related to bone blood flow, especially to osteoblast activity. Bone scintigraphy shows a focally increased uptake of a bone-seeking radiopharmaceutical in a variety of bone disorders such as metastases, ... In a French study, the level of high-sensitive C-reactive protein was higher in M1 than in M2 .
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Clinical differentiation of acute pyelonephritis from lower …
On the basis of DMSA scintigraphy performed within 7 days after admission, they were divided into APN (n = 237) or non-APN (n = 353) groups. Gender, age, clinical presentation, absolute neutrophil count, C-reactive protein (CRP), urinalysis, culture, and sonographic findings were recorded from charts.
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Usefulness of technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine …
Usefulness of technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime-labeled leukocyte scintigraphy to detect pancreatic necrosis in patients with acute pancreatitis. ... Glasgow and APACHE-II scores were calculated. Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) was measured. Sensitivity (Sn), specificity (Sp), positive predictive values (PPV), negative predictive ...
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Metabolic and scintigraphic studies of radioiodinated human …
Approximately 90% of injected radioactivity was recovered in the urine after 7 d, and scintigraphic imaging studies with 123I-labeled CRP in 10 patients with different focal pathology …
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Combined Use of External Iliac Lymph Node Count and Bone Scintigraphy …
Background: The reactive enlargement of external iliac lymph nodes and increased blood flow in the infected region are commonly observed in lower limb infections. We aimed to differentiate between aseptic loosening and periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after joint replacement surgery by quantifying the number of enlarged external iliac lymph nodes and …
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Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in urinary tract infection
The diagnostic values of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were analyzed using the receiver operating characteristic curve method for upper and lower urinary tract infection differentiation. PCT was determined using chemiluminescent immunoassay. ... 99m Tc-DMSA scintigraphy is currently a commonly adopted method for the diagnosis ...
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Value of C reactive protein in the assessment of erosive
Objective: To investigate the value of serum C reactive protein (CRP) as a marker of erosive osteoarthritis (EOA) of the hand. Methods: Ninety eight patients, 67 with EOA and 31 with non-EOA of the hand, were included in the study and analysed for radiographic score (RS), number of erosions, and joint count (JC) at clinical observation and at bone scintigraphy.
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Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy in sarcoidosis: relation …
SR scintigraphy may have practical usefulness in the monitoring of sarcoidosis. ... The aim of the paper was to assess the value of traditional biomarkers (serum angiotensin-converting enzyme [SACE], C-reactive protein, markers of calcium metabolism, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid [BALF] lymphocytes) and a novel biomarker, 8-isoprostane ...
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Metabolic and scintigraphic studies of radioiodinated human …
Plasma and whole-body turnover studies of human C-reactive protein (CRP), isolated from a single normal healthy donor and labeled with 125I, were undertaken in 8 healthy control subjects and 35 hospitalized patients including cases of rheumatoid arthritis, systemic …
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Value of C-reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio for Predicting
Value of C-reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio for Predicting Ischemia in Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther. 2020 Oct 19 ... -C-reactive protein (CRP) to albumin ratio (CAR) in patients with ischemia on gated single photon emission tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). This study was aimed at demonstrating ...
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Value of C reactive protein in the assessment of …
Objective: To investigate the value of serum C reactive protein (CRP) as a marker of erosive osteoarthritis (EOA) of the hand. Methods: Ninety eight patients, 67 with EOA and 31 with non-EOA of the hand, were included in the study and …
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99mTechnetium pyrophosphate scintigraphy in the …
We reviewed the charts of 166 patients; 52% of the subjects had myalgias, 36% had muscle weakness, 45% had an elevated serum creatine kinase (CK), and 49% had an increased C reactive protein (CRP). Scintigraphy was positive in 34 patients (20%). The test was more sensitive in the presence of muscle weakness, elevated CK, or increased CRP.
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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test: High vs. Low Levels, Normal …
The C-reactive protein (CRP) test measures the level of C-reactive protein in your blood. One study found that testing for CRP levels is a better indicator of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than the ...
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C-reactive protein to albumin ratio predicts for severity …
In this study, we aimed at inves-tigating the relationship of CRP/albumin ratio (CAR) with the severity of myocardial ischemia and SS in patients with stable CAD. PATIENTS AND …
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[Scintigraphy using leukocytes marked with 99m-Tc-HMPAO in
99mTc-HMPAO leukocyte scintigraphy was prospectively studied in 20 patients with Crohn's Disease and was compared with radio-endoscopy and with disease activity index (Crohn's Disease Activity Index, ESR, C-reactive protein). Disease localization as defined by the scan was well correlated with those …
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Chapter 43- Musculoskeletal System Introduction
c-reactive protein. detects active inflamation. antinuclear antibodies. measures presence of antibodies positive in certain disorders. nuclear scintigraphy (bone scan) bone scan used to detect bone malignancies, osteoporosis, osteomyelitis, and some fractures. radiography.
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Diagnostic value of (111)In-granulocyte scintigraphy in …
Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic value of granulocyte scintigraphy in patients fulfilling the criteria of FUO. Also studied was whether increased peripheral leukocyte count or C-reactive protein (CRP) level could be used to select patients for scintigraphy to raise the diagnostic value.
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C-reactive protein to albumin ratio predicts for severity of …
C-reactive protein (CRP) and albumin are prognostic markers for both atherosclerosis and inflammation. In this study, we aimed at investigating the relationship of CRP/albumin ratio …
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Diagnosis and Management of Osteomyelitis of …
resonance imaging and bone scintigraphy, has improved diagnostic accuracy and the ability to characterize the infec- ... Elevated C-reactive protein level Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate ...
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Gallium-67 citrate scintigraphy in idiopathic pericarditis
After admission, pericardial effusion and inflammatory reactions, such as elevated C-reactive protein, were found. Moreover, gallium-67 citrate scintigraphy revealed abnormal isotope accumulation over the cardiac silhouette. Therefore, she was diagnosed as having "active" pericarditis. The finding with the gallium scan became negative with ...
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Use of Anti-Granulocyte Scintigraphy with 99mTc-Labeled …
Infections are diagnosed primarily on the basis of laboratory tests measuring C-reactive protein (CRP), the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), the peripheral leukocyte count, ... (SROC) curve for anti-granulocyte scintigraphy with 99mTc-monoclonal antibodies in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) in the 19 included studies
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A retrospective study of bone scintigraphy in the follow-up …
Method: Twenty-four patients with SAPHO syndrome who had repetitively undergone bone scintigraphy and tests of inflammatory markers (erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and/or C-reactive protein (CRP)) were included in this retrospective study. The change in accumulation number was recorded as the difference in the number of accumulation sites ...
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