SPECT/CT in patients with painful knee arthroplasty-what is the evidence?

Skeletal Radiol. 2013 Sep;42(9):1201-7. doi: 10.1007/s00256-013-1657-9. Epub 2013 Jun 11.

Abstract

SPECT/CT is increasingly recognized as a promising imaging modality for the investigation of patients with a painful knee after knee arthroplasty. In this review article, we give an overview of the clinical value and current and future applications of SPECT/CT for patients with knee pain following joint arthroplasty. A detailed evidence-based literature review is performed and presented.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Arthralgia / diagnosis*
  • Arthralgia / etiology*
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / adverse effects*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Humans
  • Knee Joint / diagnostic imaging*
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
  • Treatment Outcome