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[18F]Fluoride Positron-Emission Tomography (PET) and [18F]FDG PET for Assessment of Osteomyelitis of the Jaw in Comparison to Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): A Prospective PET/CT and PET/MRI Pilot Study

Journal of clinical medicine, 2022-07, Vol.11 (14), p.3998 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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    [18F]Fluoride Positron-Emission Tomography (PET) and [18F]FDG PET for Assessment of Osteomyelitis of the Jaw in Comparison to Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): A Prospective PET/CT and PET/MRI Pilot Study
  • Author: Reinert, Christian Philipp ; Pfannenberg, Christina ; Dittmann, Helmut ; Gückel, Brigitte ; la Fougère, Christian ; Nikolaou, Konstantin ; Hoefert, Sebastian
  • Subjects: [18F]FDG ; [18F]fluoride ; Bisphosphonates ; Bone marrow ; bone turnover ; computed tomography ; Contrast agents ; Edema ; Fistula ; Fluorides ; Fractures ; Infections ; Jaw ; Magnetic resonance imaging ; Metabolism ; osteomyelitis of the jaw ; Patients ; Scintigraphy ; Tomography
  • Is Part Of: Journal of clinical medicine, 2022-07, Vol.11 (14), p.3998
  • Description: To investigate imaging features of osteomyelitis of the jaw (OMJ) using [18F]fluoride positron emission tomography (PET) and [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET compared with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess extent and disease activity. Six female patients (55.3 ± 10.0 years) were enrolled for assessment of symptomatic OMJ. 4/6 patients underwent [18F]FDG-PET/MRI and [18F]fluoride-PET/CT, one patient MRI and [18F]fluoride-PET/CT and another patient only [18F]FDG-PET/MRI. Image analysis was performed by two radiologists, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, and a nuclear medicine specialist. The extent of affected jawbone was analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively, including the PET tracer uptake, CT-Hounsfield-Units (HU) and MRI parameters in affected and healthy jawbone. All patients had trabecular sclerosis in the affected jawbone compared to healthy jawbone (560 ± 328 HU vs. 282 ± 211 HU; p > 0.05), while 3/6 patients had cortical erosions. Bone marrow edema and gadolinium enhancement were documented in 5/6 patients. In affected jawbone, [18F]fluoride-uptake was increased in all patients compared to healthy jawbone (SUVmean 15.4 ± 4.2 vs. 2.1 ± 0.6; p < 0.05), and [18F]FDG-uptake was moderately higher (SUVmean 1.9 ± 0.7 vs. 0.7 ± 0.2; p > 0.05). The extent of regions with increased metabolic activity was less than the extent of morphologic changes in all patients. Information on jawbone metabolism and inflammation is different from morphologic changes and therefore has the potential to provide a more accurate and objective assessment of the extent and activity of OMJ.
  • Publisher: Switzerland: MDPI AG
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2077-0383
    EISSN: 2077-0383
    DOI: 10.3390/jcm11143998
    PMID: 35887762
  • Source: PubMed Central
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