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Published on: December 9, 2015
The use of the HiSPECT bone scan in canine flexor enthesopathy and coronoid pathology
K Peremans1, L Duchateau, S Vermeire
1Department of Medical Imaging and Small Animal Orthopaedics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium. kathelijne.peremans@ugent.be
Abstract:
In this study the use of the high resolution Micro-Single Photon Emission Tomography (HiSPECT) system with a radioactive bonemarker, (99m)Tc-oxidronate, was evaluated in dogs with coronoid pathology and/or flexor enthesopathy. Sixty-five elbows of 34 dogs were included. CT and HiSPECT were performed on all elbows, arthroscopy on 59. Tracer uptake in 8 anatomical regions was graded according to two models. Increased activity in the medial epicondylar region was associated with flexor pathology on CT (P=0.0002) and arthroscopy (P<0.0001) and increased uptake in the medial coronoid (P<0.0001) and the medial condylar area (P<0.013) with coronoid pathology. Uptake in the remaining areas was not associated with both pathologies. In conclusion, the improved resolution of the HiSPECT system allows identification of increased tracer uptake in the anatomical regions involved in coronoid pathology and flexor enthesopathy. This modality may improve the diagnostic potential of the bone scan in canine elbow disease.
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