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Table 2 Diagnostic characteristics of 68Ga-citrate PET/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in detecting infected lower limb prostheses

From: Potential usefulness of 68Ga-citrate PET/CT in detecting infected lower limb prostheses

 

68Ga-citrate PET/CT

18F-FDG PET/CT

Case #

Site

Surgical results

BPI uptake

Periprosthetic soft tissue uptake

MV

Diagnostic results

BPI uptake

Periprosthetic soft tissue uptake

MV

Diagnostic results

1

RH

+

Yes

Yes

817.00

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

1212.13

+ (TP)

2

LH

+

No

Yes

576.90

+ (TP)

No

Yes

781.12

+ (TP)

3

RK

+

Yes

No

310.80

+ (TP)

Yes

No

560.66

+ (TP)

4

LH

No

No

147.18

− (TN)

No

Yes

469.88

+ (FP)

5

LH

No

No

366.66

− (TN)

No

No

402.01

− (TN)

6

LK

+

Yes

No

584.26

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

955.45

+ (TP)

7

RK

+

Yes

Yes

473.44

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

666.63

+ (TP)

8

LH

+

Yes

Yes

377.26

+ (TP)

No

Yes

626.08

+ (TP)

9

RK

+

Yes

Yes

595.68

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

1078.56

+ (TP)

10

LK

No

No

338.31

− (TN)

Yes

Yes

434.44

+ (FP)

11

LH

+

Yes

No

579.84

+ (TP)

Yes

No

643.07

+ (TP)

12

LH

No

No

327.98

− (TN)

No

No

865.39

− (TN)

13

LH

Yes

Yes

424.18

+ (FP)

Yes

Yes

584.04

+ (FP)

14

LH

+

Yes

No

504.58

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

873.08

+ (TP)

15

LK

+

Yes

Yes

358.36

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

364.30

+ (TP)

16

RH

No

No

173.43

− (TN)

Yes

No

278.18

+ (FP)

17

RH

+

Yes

Yes

348.87

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

481.64

+ (TP)

18

LK

+

Yes

Yes

376.59

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

592.65

+ (TP)

19

LH

+

Yes

Yes

477.37

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

717.30

+ (TP)

20

LH

No

No

291.57

− (TN)

No

No

496.38

− (TN)

21

RH

+

Yes

Yes

386.32

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

611.08

+ (TP)

22

RK

+

Yes

Yes

375.07

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

542.73

+ (TP)

23

RK

+

Yes

Yes

441.48

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

514.63

+ (TP)

24

RH

No

No

359.94

− (TN)

Yes

Yes

406.57

+ (FP)

25

RH

+

Yes

Yes

273.37

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

351.80

+ (TP)

26

LH

+

No

No

247.07

− (FN)

No

Yes

259.58

+ (TP)

27

LK

+

Yes

Yes

265.47

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

325.06

+ (TP)

28

RH

+

Yes

Yes

494.83

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

533.03

+ (TP)

29

RK

+

Yes

Yes

363.75

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

546.30

+ (TP)

30

LK

+

Yes

No

309.42

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

387.73

+ (TP)

31

LK

+

Yes

Yes

266.16

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

389.33

+ (TP)

32

RK

+

Yes

Yes

492.82

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

656.04

+ (TP)

33

LK

+

Yes

Yes

297.40

+ (TP)

Yes

Yes

342.49

+ (TP)

34

RK

+

No

No

389.66

− (FN)

Yes

Yes

548.37

+ (TP)

  1. RH right hip, LH left hip, RK right knee, LK left knee, BPI bone-prosthesis interface, MV metabolic volume, TP true positive, TN true negative, FP false positive, FN false negative