SPECT/CT in Postoperative Painful Hip Arthroplasty

Consecutive milestones in hip arthroplasty design and surgical technique have contributed to the successful and cost-effective intervention this procedure has become today in maintaining mobility and quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis, fracture, or other hip conditions. With the increasing prevalence of hip joint replacements, the need for improved diagnostic imaging tools to guide revision surgery has risen in parallel. Over the last few years, promising data have emerged on the potential role of bone SPECT/CT imaging in the assessment of patients with recurrent pain after arthroplasty.

Source: Seminars in Nuclear Medicine - June 19, 2018 Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Tim Van den Wyngaert, Fr édéric Paycha, Klaus Strobel, Willm Uwe Kampen, Torsten Kuwert, Wouter van der Bruggen, Gopinath Gnanasegaran Source Type: research