Jolien Verschueren1, Adrien Albert2, Laurens Carp2,3, Sarah Ceyssens2,3, Ivan Huyghe2,3, Sigrid Stroobants2,3, Frédéric Paycha4, Gopinath Gnanasegaran5, Tim Van den Wyngaert6,7. 1. Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. 2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium. 3. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium. 4. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Lariboisière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France. 5. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. 6. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium. tim.van.den.wyngaert@uza.be. 7. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium. tim.van.den.wyngaert@uza.be.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare bloodpool SPECT with planar imaging in bone SPECT/CT of painful total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with respect to inter-rater agreement, confidence, prosthesis outcome, and biomechanical functioning. METHODS: Retrospective study of bloodpool SPECT and planar control images. Four raters used the validated Bruderholz scheme and a 5-point scale to grade uptake. Inter-rater agreement and overall confidence scores were calculated. Variable cluster analysis was performed to identify patterns of uptake, and associations between patterns and prosthesis outcome and biomechanical functioning were examined. RESULTS: In all, 55 knees in 43 patients were analyzed (median follow-up 17 months; revision rate 21.8%). SPECT significantly improved inter-rater agreement in 24% of regions (all P < 0.05) and overall confidence by 20% (P < 0.001). Regional uptake cluster analysis showed improved antero-posterior separation with SPECT, and distinct patterns associated with prosthesis survival in lateral femoral (P = 0.041) and medial tibial (P < 0.001) regions. The prognostic value of SPECT outperformed planar imaging for tibial (P < 0.001), patellar (P = 0.009), and synovial (P = 0.040) assessment. Internal femoral malrotation resulted in increased uptake in posteromedial (P = 0.042) and anterolateral (P = 0.016) femoral, and lateral patellar (P = 0.011) regions. Internal tibial malrotation increased uptake in posterolateral (P = 0.026) and posteromedial tibial (P = 0.005), and medial patellar regions (P = 0.004). Bloodpool SPECT improved the prognostic value of late-phase SPECT/CT for the assessment of the medial tibial region. CONCLUSIONS: Bloodpool SPECT outperforms planar assessment of painful TKAs and the identification of distinct uptake patterns make it a potentially clinically relevant biomarker of prosthesis survival and biomechanical functioning.
PURPOSE: To compare bloodpool SPECT with planar imaging in bone SPECT/CT of painful total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with respect to inter-rater agreement, confidence, prosthesis outcome, and biomechanical functioning. METHODS: Retrospective study of bloodpool SPECT and planar control images. Four raters used the validated Bruderholz scheme and a 5-point scale to grade uptake. Inter-rater agreement and overall confidence scores were calculated. Variable cluster analysis was performed to identify patterns of uptake, and associations between patterns and prosthesis outcome and biomechanical functioning were examined. RESULTS: In all, 55 knees in 43 patients were analyzed (median follow-up 17 months; revision rate 21.8%). SPECT significantly improved inter-rater agreement in 24% of regions (all P < 0.05) and overall confidence by 20% (P < 0.001). Regional uptake cluster analysis showed improved antero-posterior separation with SPECT, and distinct patterns associated with prosthesis survival in lateral femoral (P = 0.041) and medial tibial (P < 0.001) regions. The prognostic value of SPECT outperformed planar imaging for tibial (P < 0.001), patellar (P = 0.009), and synovial (P = 0.040) assessment. Internal femoral malrotation resulted in increased uptake in posteromedial (P = 0.042) and anterolateral (P = 0.016) femoral, and lateral patellar (P = 0.011) regions. Internal tibial malrotation increased uptake in posterolateral (P = 0.026) and posteromedial tibial (P = 0.005), and medial patellar regions (P = 0.004). Bloodpool SPECT improved the prognostic value of late-phase SPECT/CT for the assessment of the medial tibial region. CONCLUSIONS: Bloodpool SPECT outperforms planar assessment of painful TKAs and the identification of distinct uptake patterns make it a potentially clinically relevant biomarker of prosthesis survival and biomechanical functioning.
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Keywords:
Bloodpool; Bone scintigraphy; SPECT; SPECT/CT; Total knee arthroplasty
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