State of the art of 18F-FDG PET/CT application in inflammation and infection: a guide for image acquisition and interpretation

M Casali, C Lauri, C Altini, F Bertagna… - Clinical and …, 2021 - Springer
Aim The diagnosis, severity and extent of a sterile inflammation or a septic infection could be
challenging since there is not one single test able to achieve an accurate diagnosis. The …

Culture-negative periprosthetic joint infections

J Palan, C Nolan, K Sarantos… - EFORT open …, 2019 - eor.bioscientifica.com
Culture-negative periprosthetic joint infections (CN-PJI) pose a significant challenge in terms
of diagnosis and management. The reported incidence of CN-PJI is reported to be between …

Nuclear imaging of bacterial infection: the state of the art and future directions

I Polvoy, RR Flavell, OS Rosenberg… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2020 - Soc Nuclear Med
Increased mortality rates from infectious diseases is a growing public health concern.
Successful management of acute bacterial infections requires early diagnosis and treatment …

Incremental inputs improve the automated detection of implant loosening using machine-learning algorithms

RF Shah, SA Bini, AM Martinez… - The bone & joint …, 2020 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of a machine-learning algorithm to
diagnose prosthetic loosening from preoperative radiographs and to investigate the inputs …

The role of imaging techniques to define a peri-prosthetic hip and knee joint infection: multidisciplinary consensus statements

CL Romanò, N Petrosillo, G Argento, LM Sconfienza… - 2020 - mdpi.com
Diagnosing a peri-prosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains challenging despite the availability
of a variety of clinical signs, serum and synovial markers, imaging techniques …

Bone and joint infections: The role of imaging in tailoring diagnosis to improve patients' care

A Sambri, P Spinnato, S Tedeschi, E Zamparini… - Journal of Personalized …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Imaging is needed for the diagnosis of bone and joint infections, determining the severity
and extent of disease, planning biopsy, and monitoring the response to treatment. Some …

Diagnosis and management of implant debris-associated inflammation

SB Goodman, J Gallo, E Gibon… - Expert review of medical …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Total joint replacement is one of the most common, safe, and efficacious
operations in all of surgery. However, one major long-standing and unresolved issue is the …

Septic arthritis: an evidence-based review of diagnosis and image-guided aspiration

BY Chan, AM Crawford, PH Kobes… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this evidence-based review is to equip radiologists to discuss
and interpret findings obtained with various imaging modalities, guide patient selection for …

Metal artifact reduction MRI in the diagnosis of periprosthetic hip joint infection

S Murthy, J Fritz - Radiology, 2022 - pubs.rsna.org
A 54-year-old woman presented with progressive right hip pain after hip arthroplasty 9 years
earlier. The emerging role of metal artifact reduction MRI in the noninvasive diagnosis of …

Prosthetic joint infections: diagnosis, management, and complications of the two-stage replacement arthroplasty

J Porrino, A Wang, A Moats, H Mulcahy, K Kani - Skeletal radiology, 2020 - Springer
Despite improved strategies to prevent prosthetic joint infection, as the total number of joint
replacements increases, so does the absolute number of infections. Radiography serves as …