Table 4 Perfusion of ST lesions (right hind limb) and corresponding non-infected positions (left hind limb). Except for the abscess at injection site in pig no. 4, these soft tissue lesions were next to bone lesions
From: Blood perfusion in osteomyelitis studied with [15O]water PET in a juvenile porcine model
Region | Pig no. | Perfusion, mL/min/100 cm3a | Right/left | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Right | Left | Right–left | |||
Abscess at metatarsus III | 1 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 4.0 |
Phlegmon at patella | 2 | 62 | 5 | 56 | 11.3 |
Capsule of abscess at injection siteb | 4 | 39 | 4 | 35 | 10.0 |
Capsule of abscess at metatarsus IIc | 4 | 29 | 8 | 21 | 3.6 |
Abscess at distal tibia | 8 | 54 | 14 | 40 | 3.8 |
Abscess at calcaneusb | 9 | 38 | 5 | 33 | 7.9 |
Abscess plantar to phalanx IV | 10 | 40 | 10 | 30 | 4.1 |
Abscess at calcaneus | 11 | 44 | 4 | 39 | 10.1 |