The Role of Gallium Scanning in the Detection of Bone and Joint Sepsis

The value of gallium ((67)Ga) scanning in the diagnosis of septic disease of bone or joint was assessed in 34 patients. The results show a sensitivity of 60 per cent and specificity of 64 per cent. The low accuracy of this method for the detection of bone and joint sepsis (62 per cent) means that ga...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gavin, A. T., Laird, J. D., Roberts, S. D.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1984
Materias:
Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2447945/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6531826
_version_ 1782157027580051456
author Gavin, A. T.
Laird, J. D.
Roberts, S. D.
author_facet Gavin, A. T.
Laird, J. D.
Roberts, S. D.
author_sort Gavin, A. T.
collection PubMed
description The value of gallium ((67)Ga) scanning in the diagnosis of septic disease of bone or joint was assessed in 34 patients. The results show a sensitivity of 60 per cent and specificity of 64 per cent. The low accuracy of this method for the detection of bone and joint sepsis (62 per cent) means that gallium scanning can be used only as an adjunct to other investigative techniques.
format Text
id pubmed-2447945
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 1984
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-24479452008-07-10 The Role of Gallium Scanning in the Detection of Bone and Joint Sepsis Gavin, A. T. Laird, J. D. Roberts, S. D. Ulster Med J Articles The value of gallium ((67)Ga) scanning in the diagnosis of septic disease of bone or joint was assessed in 34 patients. The results show a sensitivity of 60 per cent and specificity of 64 per cent. The low accuracy of this method for the detection of bone and joint sepsis (62 per cent) means that gallium scanning can be used only as an adjunct to other investigative techniques. 1984 /pmc/articles/PMC2447945/ /pubmed/6531826 Text en
spellingShingle Articles
Gavin, A. T.
Laird, J. D.
Roberts, S. D.
The Role of Gallium Scanning in the Detection of Bone and Joint Sepsis
title The Role of Gallium Scanning in the Detection of Bone and Joint Sepsis
title_full The Role of Gallium Scanning in the Detection of Bone and Joint Sepsis
title_fullStr The Role of Gallium Scanning in the Detection of Bone and Joint Sepsis
title_full_unstemmed The Role of Gallium Scanning in the Detection of Bone and Joint Sepsis
title_short The Role of Gallium Scanning in the Detection of Bone and Joint Sepsis
title_sort role of gallium scanning in the detection of bone and joint sepsis
topic Articles
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2447945/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6531826
work_keys_str_mv AT gavinat theroleofgalliumscanninginthedetectionofboneandjointsepsis
AT lairdjd theroleofgalliumscanninginthedetectionofboneandjointsepsis
AT robertssd theroleofgalliumscanninginthedetectionofboneandjointsepsis
AT gavinat roleofgalliumscanninginthedetectionofboneandjointsepsis
AT lairdjd roleofgalliumscanninginthedetectionofboneandjointsepsis
AT robertssd roleofgalliumscanninginthedetectionofboneandjointsepsis

Ejemplares similares