Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection: The Role of Nuclear Medicine May Be Overestimated

Abstract Although the International Consensus Meeting on Periprosthetic Joint Infection’s definition of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) does not include nuclear imaging as part of the diagnostic criteria, many contemporary nuclear imaging studies are reporting exceptional results in PJI diagnos...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of arthroplasty 2015-06, Vol.30 (6), p.1044-1049
Hauptverfasser:	Diaz-Ledezma, Claudio, MD, Lamberton, Courtney, BS, Lichstein, Paul, MD, Parvizi, Javad, MD, FRCS
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bias diagnostic imaging Humans Joint Prosthesis - adverse effects Multimodal Imaging nuclear imaging Nuclear Medicine - methods Orthopedics periprosthetic joint infection Predictive Value of Tests Prosthesis-Related Infections - diagnosis Prosthesis-Related Infections - diagnostic imaging Radiopharmaceuticals Reference Standards Research Design Sensitivity and Specificity Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon total joint arthroplasty
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