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[Importance of SPECT/CT for knee and hip joint prostheses]
K Strobel1, I Steurer-Dober, M W Huellner
1Institut für Nuklearmedizin und Röntgendiagnostik, Luzerner Kantonsspital, CH-6000, Luzern 16, Schweiz. klaus.strobel@luks.ch
Clinical/Methodical Issue:
Complications, such as loosening or infections are common problems after hip or knee arthroplasty.
Standard Radiological Methods:
If conventional X-rays are equivocal bone scintigraphy is the classical second-line imaging modality.
Methodical Innovations:
Single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) offers metabolic and morphologic information in one imaging step and is becoming increasingly more available in larger hospitals.
Performance:
The SPECT/CT procedure is a promising method and is increasingly being used in daily routine to evaluate joint arthroplasty. The additional benefit compared with classical conventional bone scintigraphy has to be evaluated in further prospective studies.
Achievements:
In our hospital SPECT/CT regularly gives important additional information regarding prosthetic joint complications.
Practical Recommendations:
SPECT/CT is increasingly being used as the second step imaging standard modality if conventional X-rays are equivocal.
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