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Observations on the Sequential Use of<sup>99m</sup>Tc-Phosphate Complex and<sup>67</sup>Ga Imaging in Osteomyelitis, Cellulitis, and Septic Arthritis
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PathologyOsteoporosisInflammationBone DiseaseSequential UseOsteoarthritisInflammatory Rheumatic DiseaseNuclear MedicineRheumatoid ArthritisRadiologyHealth SciencesRheumatologyMedical ImagingRecurrent SepsisSeptic ArthritisSclerodermaBone ImagingBiomedical ImagingSpetic ArthritisMedicine99Mtc-methylene DiphosphonateSkeletal Imaging
Sequential studies with 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate (99mTc-MDP) and 67Ga were performed in 40 patients to determine the role of each agent in evaluating osteomyelitis, cellulitis, and spetic arthritis. Apart from the value of 67Ga in distinguishing cellulitis from osteomyelitis, it is a good adjuvant to 99mTc-MDP imaging in chronic osteomyelitis to identify continuing or recurrent sepsis and localize the focus of infection more precisely.