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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2024

Application of Nuclear Medicine Techniques in Musculoskeletal Infection: Current Trends and Future Prospects.

Cristina Valero-Martínez, Valentina Castillo-Morales, Nieves Gómez-León, Isabel Hernández-Pérez, Esther F Vicente-Rabaneda, Miren Uriarte, Santos Castañeda

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
9.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Septic knee: multimodality approach.Skeletal radiology · 2026
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  4. Septic arthritis - symptoms, diagnosis and new therapy.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2025
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  7. Current updates in MSK infection imaging: A narrative review.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cristina Valero-MartínezRheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, 28006 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2013-1545
Valentina Castillo-MoralesNuclear Medicine Service, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
Nieves Gómez-LeónRadiology Service, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
Isabel Hernández-PérezNuclear Medicine Service, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
Esther F Vicente-RabanedaRheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, 28006 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6823-4194
Miren UriarteRheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, 28006 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2161-5421
Santos CastañedaRheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, 28006 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7748-853X
Hospital Universitario de La Princesa · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nuclear medicine has become an indispensable discipline in the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal infections. Radionuclide tests serve as a valuable diagnostic tool for patients suspected of having osteomyelitis, spondylodiscitis, or prosthetic joint infections. The choice of the most suitable imaging modality depends on various factors, including the affected area, potential extra osseous involvement, or the impact of previous bone/joint conditions. This review provides an update on the use of conventional radionuclide imaging tests and recent advancements in fusion imaging scans for the differential diagnosis of musculoskeletal infections. Furthermore, it examines the role of radionuclide scans in monitoring treatment responses and explores current trends in their application. We anticipate that this update will be of significant interest to internists, rheumatologists, radiologists, orthopedic surgeons, rehabilitation physicians, and other specialists involved in musculoskeletal pathology.

Indexed as

FDG-PET/TCmusculoskeletal infectionsnuclear medicineosteomyelitisperiprosthetic infectionsscintigraphyseptic arthritisspondylodiscitis

Identifiers

PMID38398371
PMCPMC10889833
OpenAlexW4391816417

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Registered trials

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