Role of 18F-FDG PET-CT in Pre-Operative Planning of Surgical Debridement in Chronic Osteomyelitis.

Ahmed A ElsheikhMostafa ElazazyMamdouh Elkaramany

Published in: Indian journal of orthopaedics (2022)

F FDG PET-CT provides a three-dimensional tool for localizing the exact location of the infected bone and differentiating it from the normal bone. Thus, it could be beneficial in precise pre-operative planning and surgical debridement of chronic osteomyelitis.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
soft tissue
postmenopausal women
magnetic resonance imaging
drug induced
body composition
molecular dynamics