Comparison of Tc-99m Methylene Diphosphonate, Tc-99m Human Immune Globulin, and Tc-99m–Labeled White Blood Cell Scintigraphy in the Diabetic Foot

Ünal, Sabri; Birinci, Hülya; Baktiroğlu, Selçuk; Cantez, Sema

doi:10.1097/00003072-200112000-00005

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“…MRI may also provide anatomic information about the presence of a sinus tract, abscess, or muscle involvement [90][91][92][93]. Nuclear medicine scans (especially those with labeled leukocytes and, sometimes, of bone) are highly sensitive and may be useful in some cases [94][95][96][97] but are generally less specific than MRI. 7 Blood cultures should be performed for a patient with a severe infection, especially if the patient is systemically ill (C-III).…”

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections

Lipsky

Berendt

Deery

et al. 2005

JAPMA

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Section: Microbiologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections

Lipsky

Berendt

Deery

et al. 2005

JAPMA

117

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“…Skeletal scanning can sensitively be applied for the determination of osteomyelitis but fails to differentiate diabetic osteomyelitis from other osteoarthropathic conditions because of higher bone turnover in both (16). There have been extensive reports about the usefulness of 99m Tc-IgG scintigraphy in detecting a variety of infections, including those of the chest, abdomen, hip, and bone; however, as we also observed, this procedure might not be able to discriminate infection from aseptic inflammation (2,3,17,18). 111 In-IgG scintigraphy differentiated infectious from sterile inflammatory processes in 25 adult patients with complicated osteomyelitis or septic arthritis with a sensitivity of 90% and specificity of 95% (19).…”

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The Diagnostic Value of 99mTc-IgG Scintigraphy in the Diabetic Foot and Comparison with 99mTc-MDP Scintigraphy

Asli

Javadi²,

Seddigh³

et al. 2011

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

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Diabetic foot infection is the most common etiology of nontraumatic amputation of the lower extremities, and early diagnosis is of great importance in its management. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the strength of 99m TcIgG scintigraphy in diagnosis of osteomyelitis of the diabetic foot and to compare 99m Tc-IgG scintigraphy with 99m Tc-methylene diphosphonate (MDP) scintigraphy. Methods: A prospective university hospital-based study was performed over 24 mo. Eighteen patients with type II diabetes and foot ulcers (15 men and 3 women; age range, 45-80 y) were referred for imaging because of clinically suspected osteomyelitis. Early (5-h) and late (24-h) 99m Tc-IgG scanning and 3-phase skeletal scintigraphy were completed for all patients at a 3-to 4-d interval.Regions of interest over the involved bony sites and the contralateral normal sites were drawn, and the abnormal-to-normal ratios were acquired for both 99m Tc-IgG and 99m Tc-MDP studies. Results: From a total of 23 lesions, we observed 10 sites of osteomyelitis, 10 sites of cellulitis, and 3 sites of aseptic inflammation confirmed by MRI, clinical presentation, histopathologic examination, and follow-up evaluation as a gold standard. Both 99m Tc-IgG and 99m Tc-MDP scanning showed excellent sensitivity for diagnosis of osteomyelitis, but the specificity was significantly lower (69.2% and 53.8%, respectively). Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy in the diagnosis of osteomyelitis were, respectively, 100%, 53.8%, 73.9% for 99m Tc-MDP scanning; 100%, 69.2%, 82.6% for 5-h 99m Tc-IgG scanning; and 60%, 76.9%, 69.5% for 24-h 99m Tc-IgG scanning. There was no significant difference between the semiquantitative indices of 5-h and 24-h 99m Tc-IgG scanning for inflammation, cellulitis, and osteomyelitis. Conclusion: Although both 99m Tc-IgG and 99m Tc-MDP scintigraphy have high sensitivity for the diagnosis of osteomyelitis, the specificity of these studies is poor. For 99m Tc-IgG scintigraphy, 5-h images appear to be adequate, and there is little benefit to performing additional imaging at 24 h. Peri pheral neuropathy and metabolic and vascular disorders are important contributing factors leading to infection of obscured wounds in diabetic patients (1,2). When there is evidence of osteomyelitis, invasive procedures are needed to avoid amputation (3). Radiographic evaluation is not sensitive for the development of osteomyelitis, whereas labeled leukocyte imaging followed by bone marrow scintigraphy, although both sensitive and specific, is labor-intensive and limited by the risks associated with handling blood products (4). 111 In-IgG and 99m Tc-methylene diphosphonate (MDP) scintigraphy can be helpful for the diagnosis of inflammation and infection (5-11).The aim of this prospective study was to assess the role of 99m Tc-IgG scintigraphy in the diagnosis of osteomyelitis in the diabetic foot and to compare 99m Tc-IgG scintigraphy with 99m Tc-MDP scintigraphy. In addition to qualitatively assessing the 99m Tc-MDP and 99m Tc-IgG studies, we have...

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“…Dört fazlı kemik/işaretli lökosit sintigrafisinin avantajına baktığımızda; osteoartropati ile birlikte bulunan osteomiyelitin tanısında sintigrafinin doğruluğunun %92'ye yükseldiğini ve 4 fazlı kemik/ işaretli lökosit sintigrafisinin özgüllüğünün MRG'den daha yüksek olduğunu görüyoruz (35).…”

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