Jan Rechsteiner1, Michael T Hirschmann1, Milos Dordevic1, Anna L Falkowski2,3, Enrique A Testa1, Felix Amsler4, Anna Hirschmann5. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Kantonsspital Baselland Bruderholz, 4101, Binningen, Switzerland. 2. Department of Radiology, Kantonsspital Baselland Bruderholz, 4101, Binningen, Switzerland. 3. Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland. 4. Amsler Consulting, Gundeldingerrain 111, 4059, Basel, Switzerland. 5. Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland. anna.hirschmann@usb.ch.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To assess the relationship of subchondral bone tracer uptake (BTU) on SPECT/CT and meniscal pathologies on MRI in patients with painful knees. METHODS: Twenty-five patients who had MRI and SPECT/CT within 3 months without knee surgery or grade ≥3 cartilage lesions were prospectively included. Maximum values of each subchondral femorotibial area were quantified and a ratio was calculated in relation to a femoral shaft reference region, which represented the BTU background activity. Meniscal lesions were graded (intact/degeneration/tear) and meniscal extrusion (no/yes) was assessed using MRI by two musculoskeletal radiologists blinded to the SPECT/CT findings. One-tailed Spearman correlations served for statistics (p < 0.05). RESULTS: Knees with meniscal degeneration or tear showed a significantly higher BTU in the medial femorotibial compartment (p = 0.045) when compared to intact menisci. Meniscal degeneration was associated with an increased BTU in the lateral femorotibial compartment; however, this was not statistically significant (p = 0.143). Patients with an extruded meniscus showed significantly higher BTU compared to a non-extruded meniscus (p < 0.020). CONCLUSIONS: Medial femorotibial BTU in SPECT/CT was associated with meniscal pathologies. Highest BTU was found in patients with meniscal tears. SPECT/CT appears to be a useful imaging modality to identify patients with overloading or early osteoarthritis. KEY POINTS: • Meniscal degeneration and tears correlate significantly with increased BTU using SPECT/CT. • Medial meniscus extrusion is associated with an increased BTU in SPECT/CT. • SPECT/CT allows detection of overloading and early osteoarthritis.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the relationship of subchondral bone tracer uptake (BTU) on SPECT/CT and meniscal pathologies on MRI in patients with painful knees. METHODS: Twenty-five patients who had MRI and SPECT/CT within 3 months without knee surgery or grade ≥3 cartilage lesions were prospectively included. Maximum values of each subchondral femorotibial area were quantified and a ratio was calculated in relation to a femoral shaft reference region, which represented the BTU background activity. Meniscal lesions were graded (intact/degeneration/tear) and meniscal extrusion (no/yes) was assessed using MRI by two musculoskeletal radiologists blinded to the SPECT/CT findings. One-tailed Spearman correlations served for statistics (p < 0.05). RESULTS: Knees with meniscal degeneration or tear showed a significantly higher BTU in the medial femorotibial compartment (p = 0.045) when compared to intact menisci. Meniscal degeneration was associated with an increased BTU in the lateral femorotibial compartment; however, this was not statistically significant (p = 0.143). Patients with an extruded meniscus showed significantly higher BTU compared to a non-extruded meniscus (p < 0.020). CONCLUSIONS: Medial femorotibial BTU in SPECT/CT was associated with meniscal pathologies. Highest BTU was found in patients with meniscal tears. SPECT/CT appears to be a useful imaging modality to identify patients with overloading or early osteoarthritis. KEY POINTS: • Meniscal degeneration and tears correlate significantly with increased BTU using SPECT/CT. • Medial meniscus extrusion is associated with an increased BTU in SPECT/CT. • SPECT/CT allows detection of overloading and early osteoarthritis.
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Knee injuries; Magnetic resonance imaging; Meniscus; Osteoarthritis; Single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography
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