Functional imaging in orthopaedic infections—Update on immunoscintigraphy

Summary

This article highlights the role of radionuclide imaging including isotope bone scanning, radiolabelled white cell scanning and newer imaging techniques such as monoclonal antibodies in orthopaedic infection.

Keywords: Osteo-articular infection, Infection imaging, Nuclear medicine, White cell labelling, 99mTc-Sulesomab

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Prescot Street, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK

Corresponding author. Tel.: +441517064462; fax: +441517065844.

PII: S0268-0890(05)00166-0

doi:10.1016/j.cuor.2005.09.008

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