Nuclear medicine plays an important role in the evaluation of infection and inflammation.
Fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is a readily available radiotracer that offers rapid, …

Bone scintigraphy with technetium-99m–labeled diphosphonates is one of the most frequently
performed of all radionuclide procedures. Radionuclide bone imaging is not specific, but …

To clarify the impact of vigorous physical training on in vivo insulin action and glucose
metabolism independent of the intervening effects of concomitant changes in body weight and …

The parathyroid glands, which usually are situated behind the thyroid gland, secrete
parathyroid hormone, or PTH, which helps maintain calcium homeostasis. Primary …

The objectives of this study were to investigate 18 F-FDG imaging, using a coincidence detection
system, for diagnosing prosthetic joint infection and to compare it with combined 111 In-…

Some complications of joint replacement surgery are easily diagnosed; however, differentiating
infection from aseptic loosening is difficult because these entities are remarkably similar …

The use of labeled leukocyte (white blood cell [WBC]) studies in the diagnosis of osteomyelitis
can be problematic. A combined study consisting of WBC imaging and complementary …

Purpose The objective of this investigation was to compare the accuracies of bone and Ga-67
scintigraphy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for diagnosing spinal osteomyelitis …

Methods: Seventeen patientswith 1111n-labeledleukocyte accumu lation in 20 radiographically
confirmed Charcot joints underwent 99mTc-sulfur colloid marrow scintigraphy. Studies …

Purpose: To retrospectively compare the accuracy of various parathyroid scintigraphy readings
for single-gland disease (SGD) and multigland disease (MGD) in patients with primary …