Incremental Value of SPECT/CT in the Detection of Femoral Head Viability in Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

Andreia DosSantos; Noel Macalintal; Yassine Bouchareb; Emily Joel; Hikmat Jan; Athar Haroon

doi:10.2967/jnmt.117.202283

Incremental Value of SPECT/CT in the Detection of Femoral Head Viability in Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

J Nucl Med Technol. 2018 Jun;46(2):153-154. doi: 10.2967/jnmt.117.202283. Epub 2018 Feb 2.

Authors

Andreia DosSantos¹, Noel Macalintal¹, Yassine Bouchareb^{1

2}, Emily Joel¹, Hikmat Jan¹, Athar Haroon³

Affiliations

¹ Barts Health NHS Trust, Nuclear Medicine Department, London, United Kingdom; and.
² Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom.
³ Barts Health NHS Trust, Nuclear Medicine Department, London, United Kingdom; and atharharoon@yahoo.com.

PMID: 29438004
DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.117.202283

Abstract

In this article, we discuss the role of ^99mTc-methylene diphosphonate SPECT/CT in 2 cases of slipped capital femoral epiphysis. We describe the incremental value of SPECT/CT in determining the viability of the femoral head and the implications in management of patients with slipped epiphysis.

Keywords: SCFE; SPECT/CT; SUFE; avascular necrosis; viable.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Femur Head / pathology*
Humans
Male
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography*
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses / diagnostic imaging*
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses / pathology*
Tissue Survival*