Use of 18F-sodium fluoride bone PET for disability evaluation in ankle trauma: a pilot study

BMC Medical Imaging

Tae Joo Jeon¹  Sungjun Kim²  Jinyoung Park³  Jung Hyun Park³  Eugene Y. Roh⁴ 

[1] Department of Nuclear Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine;Department of Radiology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine;Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute of Neuromuscular Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine;Division of PM&R, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine;

关键词: Ankle injuries;    Disability evaluation;    PET-CT;    Positron emission tomography;    Range of motion;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12880-018-0277-1

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background There are no objective and accurate rating tools for permanent impairment of traumatized ankles. The purpose of this study is to assess the role of 18F-Sodium fluoride (18F-NaF) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) bone scans in evaluating patients with limited ankle range of motion (ROM) after trauma. Methods 18F-NaF PET/CT was performed in 121 patients (75 men, 46 women; mean age: 45.8) who had ROM < 70% of normal after trauma affecting ankles. Metabolic target volume (MTV), the sum of voxels with standardized uptake value (SUV) > 2.5 was automatically obtained from the 3D volume that included the ankle joint. The maximum & mean SUV (SUVmax & SUVmean), and the total lesion activity (TLA) were measured. Results The median period from injury to performing 18F-NaF PET/CT was 290 days. The causes of injury were as follows: fracture (N = 95), Achilles tendon rupture (N = 12), and ligament injury (N = 12). Hot uptake in the ankle was seen in 113 of 121 patients. The fracture group had higher SUVmax, SUVmean, and TLA values than the non-fracture group. More limited ROM correlated with higher hot-uptake parameters (SUVmax, SUVmean, TLA). In subgroup analysis, the same correlations were present in the fracture, but not in the non-fracture group. Conclusions 18F-NaF PET/CT can provide considerable information in impairment evaluations of limited ankle ROM, particularly in fracture around the ankle. Thus, 18F-NaF bone PET/CT may provide an additional option as an objective imaging tool in disability assessment after ankle injury.

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