Abstract
Background: Diagnosing diabetic foot infection is often difficult, despite several available diagnostic methods. Amongst these, several imaging modalities exist to evaluate the diabetic foot in case of a suspected osteomyelitis. Nuclear Medicine, in particular, offers a variety of radiopharmaceuticals and techniques. Nowadays the gold standard radionuclide procedure, when an osteomyelitis is suspected, is represented by the use of radiolabelled leukocytes with either 99mTc-HMPAO or 111In-oxine.
Methods: In this review, we describe the correct acquisition and interpretation of white blood cell scintigraphy and we provide an overview of the existing literature data of the use of this technique in the infected diabetic foot. If images are correctly acquired, displayed and interpreted, this modality reaches very high diagnostic accuracy (>95%) in detecting osteomyelitis and it allows the differential diagnosis with a soft tissue infection or inflammation. Single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) in addition to planar images is mandatory to determine the extent and exact location of the infective process in both fore foot and midhint foot. With the addition of bone marrow scintigraphy using radiolabelled nanocolloids, radiolabelled white blood cell scintigraphy is also able to differentiate between Charcot neuroarthropathy and osteomyelitis, which is a challenge in the evaluation of diabetic foot. Radiolabelled anti-granulocyte monoclonal antibodies and their fragments can also be used instead of white blood cells although there is a limited experience on their usefulness in diabetic foot infection.
Keywords: Diabetic foot, WBC scintigraphy, radiolabelled leukocytes, nuclear medicine, infection, osteomyelitis, diagnosis.
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title:Leukocyte Imaging of the Diabetic Foot
Volume: 24 Issue: 12
Author(s): Chiara Lauri, Andor W.J.M. Glaudemans and Alberto Signore*
Affiliation:
- Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, ,Italy
Keywords: Diabetic foot, WBC scintigraphy, radiolabelled leukocytes, nuclear medicine, infection, osteomyelitis, diagnosis.
Abstract: Background: Diagnosing diabetic foot infection is often difficult, despite several available diagnostic methods. Amongst these, several imaging modalities exist to evaluate the diabetic foot in case of a suspected osteomyelitis. Nuclear Medicine, in particular, offers a variety of radiopharmaceuticals and techniques. Nowadays the gold standard radionuclide procedure, when an osteomyelitis is suspected, is represented by the use of radiolabelled leukocytes with either 99mTc-HMPAO or 111In-oxine.
Methods: In this review, we describe the correct acquisition and interpretation of white blood cell scintigraphy and we provide an overview of the existing literature data of the use of this technique in the infected diabetic foot. If images are correctly acquired, displayed and interpreted, this modality reaches very high diagnostic accuracy (>95%) in detecting osteomyelitis and it allows the differential diagnosis with a soft tissue infection or inflammation. Single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) in addition to planar images is mandatory to determine the extent and exact location of the infective process in both fore foot and midhint foot. With the addition of bone marrow scintigraphy using radiolabelled nanocolloids, radiolabelled white blood cell scintigraphy is also able to differentiate between Charcot neuroarthropathy and osteomyelitis, which is a challenge in the evaluation of diabetic foot. Radiolabelled anti-granulocyte monoclonal antibodies and their fragments can also be used instead of white blood cells although there is a limited experience on their usefulness in diabetic foot infection.
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Lauri Chiara, Glaudemans W.J.M. Andor and Signore Alberto *, Leukocyte Imaging of the Diabetic Foot, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2018; 24 (12) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612824666180227094116
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