Comparison of bone and gallium-67 imaging in heroin users' arthritis
Journal Article
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· J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5530208
Nine cases of primary septic arthritis in heroin addicts are reported. Fibrous and cartilaginous joint localizations are prominent (four sternoarticular, three sacroiliac, one sacroccocygeal, and one knee). In all patients but one, conventional roentgenographic studies were negative. In six cases the causative agent was Staphylococcus aureus and in two cases, Candida albicans. In one case, it could not be determined. Our clinical observations, correlating the radioisotopic studies, suggest that in the first week of evolution the diagnostic procedure of choice is the (67Ga)citrate scintigram. Indeed, during this period the (99Tc)MDP bone scan is usually negative. The early demonstration and localization of the disease, together with the rapid bacteriologic diagnosis, allows for an early and more appropriate antibiotic treatment and better results.
- OSTI ID:
- 5530208
- Journal Information:
- J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 12; ISSN JNMEA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ALKALOIDS
ANALGESICS
BACTERIA
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
BODY
BONE JOINTS
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
DRUG ABUSE
DRUGS
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
GALLIUM 67
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
HEROIN
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MEDICINE
MICROORGANISMS
MORPHINE
NARCOTICS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OPIUM
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PATIENTS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOLOGY
RHEUMATIC DISEASES
SCINTISCANNING
SKELETAL DISEASES
SKELETON
STAPHYLOCOCCUS
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ALKALOIDS
ANALGESICS
BACTERIA
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
BODY
BONE JOINTS
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
DRUG ABUSE
DRUGS
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
GALLIUM 67
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
HEROIN
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MEDICINE
MICROORGANISMS
MORPHINE
NARCOTICS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OPIUM
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PATIENTS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOLOGY
RHEUMATIC DISEASES
SCINTISCANNING
SKELETAL DISEASES
SKELETON
STAPHYLOCOCCUS
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES