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Case Reports
. 2022 Jul-Sep;37(3):271-273.
doi: 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_158_21. Epub 2022 Nov 2.

A Comparative Case Study between Gallium-67 Citrate Scintigraphy and Gallium-68 Citrate Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography in Bone Infection

Hanna Elizabeth Johnson  1 , Junita Rachel John  1 , Justin Benjamin  1 , Julie Hephzibah  1
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A Comparative Case Study between Gallium-67 Citrate Scintigraphy and Gallium-68 Citrate Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography in Bone Infection

Hanna Elizabeth Johnson et al. Indian J Nucl Med. 2022 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Bone infections are a common problem, and early diagnosis and intervention can lead to better clinical outcomes and prognoses. Here, we compare the well-known tracers Gallium-67 (Ga-67) citrate versus Ga-68 citrate in the diagnosis of infections.

Keywords: Bone infections; Ga-68 citrate positron emission tomography-computed tomography; Gallium-67 citrate scintigraphy.

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Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Top row: Gallium-67 citrate scintigraphy images of the whole body in anterior and posterior view at 3 h and 30 min; bottom row: Gallium-67 citrate scintigraphy images of the whole body in anterior and posterior view at 20 h
Figure 2
Figure 2
Views of coronal section of both thighs from a Ga-68 citrate positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan. (Top left) computed tomography: Metal implant in the right distal femur with fracture; (top right) Fused positron emission tomography-computed tomography: Avid infectious focus in the right distal femur; (below left) positron emission tomography: Avid infectious focus in the right distal femur; (below right) maximum intensity projection image: physiological uptake with the focus of increased tracer activity in the right distal thigh
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