introduction: gallium-67 citrate has been known as a good infection agent in nuclear medicine for decades. in this work the value of 67ga-citrate has been investigated in infected animal models using spect imaging at optimized/standardized conditions. methods: the bacterial (staphylococcus aureus; s.a. and escherichia coli; e.c.) and fungal (candidae albicans; c.a.) species from standard sourc...

introduction bacterial infection is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality especially in developing countries. nuclear medicine has an important role in helping the diagnosis of deep-seated infections by developing more specific radiopharmaceuticals. the aim of this study was to evaluate 99mtc-labeling ceftriaxone as a new radiopharmaceutical for staphylococcus aureus infection imag...

ubiquicidin (ubi) [29-41] is a synthetic cationic antimicrobial peptide that preferentially binds to bacterial cell membrane at the site of infection. we aimed to assess diagnostic value of 99mtc-ubi [29-41] as a radiopharmaceutical in differentiation of bacterial infection from sterile inflammation in suspected orthopedic implants. nine patients suspected for orthopedic implant infection, all ...

Although our understanding of microorganisms has advanced significantly and antimicrobial therapy has become increasingly available, infection remains a major cause of patient morbidity and mortality. The role of radionuclide imaging in the evaluation of the patient suspected of harboring an infection varies with the situation. For example, in the postoperative patient, radionuclide imaging is ...

This article reviews the imaging and relevant clinical details of infection of the extradural spine. Spine infections are increasing in incidence and in frequency of diagnosis. They are clinically important despite their relative rarity, because they may be life-threatening, and because early diagnosis leads to improved outcomes. The focus is on pyogenic spondylodiscitis. The also typically pyo...