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10664998

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-3-21
pubmed:abstractText
We investigated the feasibility of rapid imaging of wrist trauma following casualty presentation and any subsequent effect on image quality and interpretability. All patients referred for wrist imaging were injected with 370 MBq 99Tcm-hydroxymethyl diphosphonate (HDP) and imaged 1, 2 and 3 h later. Palmar images were acquired on a 256 x 256 x 16 matrix using a high-resolution collimator, 140 keV photopeak and a 20% window. The images were scored qualitatively by four qualified observers in three categories: image quality, lesion detection and lesion localization. Statistical analysis indicated a significant improvement in scan quality with time, the mean difference (+/- standard error of the mean) between the 1 and 3 h scans being 0.81 +/- 0.07 (P = 0.001). No significant differences were seen in lesion detection (0.05 +/- 0.08; P = 0.51) or localization (0.14 +/- 0.08; P = 0.10). We conclude that imaging of wrist trauma is possible as early as 1 h post-injection of 99Tcm-HDP, although negative studies at 1 h require a 3 h image to maintain diagnostic accuracy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0143-3636
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1161-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
A one-hour walk-in service for wrist trauma imaging.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article