Particle Disease on Fluoride-18 (NaF) PET/CT imaging

Authors

  • Jonathan Kuo
  • Cameron Foster
  • David Shelton

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v5i5.697

Keywords:

particle disease, osteolysis, aseptic loosening, arthroplasty, 18F-Fluoride PET/CT

Abstract

Particle disease is a loss of bone that commonly occurs five years after arthroplasty. The cause is secondary to microabrasive wear and shedding of any portion of the prosthesis, and the microscopic foreign bodies activate inflammation which can lead to pain. This report describes the imaging findings of an 80-year-old female with particle disease detected with 18F-fluoride PET/CT.

Author Biographies

Jonathan Kuo

Department of Nuclear Medicine

Research Fellow

University of California, Davis Medical Center, 2315 Stockton Blvd, Room 1893, Sacramento, CA 95817

Cameron Foster

Department of Nuclear Medicine

Professor

University of California, Davis Medical Center, 2315 Stockton Blvd, Room 1893, Sacramento, CA 95817

David Shelton

Department of Nuclear Medicine

Professor

University of California, Davis Medical Center, 2315 Stockton Blvd, Room 1893, Sacramento, CA 95817

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Published

2011-05-08

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 5 (2011)

Section

Nuclear Medicine / Molecular Imaging

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