The value of bone SPECT/CT in evaluation of foot and ankle arthrodesis and adjacent joint secondary osteoarthritis

ConclusionBone SPECT/CT is a valuable hybrid imaging tool in the evaluation of foot and ankle arthrodesis and gives additional useful information about the development of secondary osteoarthritis in the adjacent joints with higher value for the assessment of secondary osteoarthritis. A practical four-type classification ( ‘Lucerne Criteria’) combining metabolic and morphologic SPECT/CT information for evaluation of arthrodesis joints has been proposed.
Source: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging - Category: Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research