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9932186

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
Positron emission tomography (PET) with 18F-fluoride was utilized to determine the regional blood flow to the femoral head in early osteonecrosis. Five patients with a history of unilateral hip trauma and a normal contralateral side were selected. Skeletal flow and fluoride uptake in the abnormal and normal hips were compared directly, and the relation between bone blood flow and final outcome, i.e., surgical replacement or conservative treatment, was evaluated. In this pilot study, a flow ratio of at least 2 between the abnormal and normal femoral head was necessary to predict a successful outcome with a conservative regimen. A minimum flow of 0.04 ml/min/ml was measured in one patient whose affected femoral head healed conservatively. Our preliminary study indicates that this type of highly technical investigation appears feasible in clinical practice and permits prediction of the outcome depending upon regional skeletal flow measurements in vivo.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0936-8051
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
118
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
131-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Measurement of skeletal flow with positron emission tomography and 18F-fluoride in femoral head osteonecrosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center 91342, USA. cschiepers@mail.rad.ucla.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't