[Quantification of bone scintigraphy as an objective method in the follow-up of radioisotopic synoviorthesis]. 2002

R Pérez Velasco, and I Hervás Benito
Servicio de Medicina Nuclear. Hospital Universitario La Fe. Valencia. Spain.

This work tries to provide the clinicians an objective tool that can contribute to the assessment of the results of radioisotopic synoviorthesis (RS). This study aims to assess the value of the quantification of bone scintigraphy in blood pool and late phase of the affected joints treated with 90Y silicate, in order to observe the clinical improvement experienced by most of these patients. A total of 69 bone scintigraphies (BS) in blood pool and late phase have been quantified. They belonged to 23 patients who were treated with RS with 90Y. The first scintigraphy study was performed before the treatment, the second and the third ones were performed 2 and 6 months after treatment. In each BS we quantified the index: counts per pixel of healthy / affected joint. We also have calculated the fraction in the late phase: counts per pixel of healthy bone / counts per pixel of affected and healthy joint. For the comparative statistical analysis of the results we used the Student's t test. We considered statistical significance when p < 0.05. All the patients presented clinical improvement. If we compare the index obtained in BS 2 months after treatment and pre-treatment we find statistical significance (p < 0.05) in the increase of index in the anterior view and late phase. If we compare the index obtained in BS 6 month after treatment and pre-treatment, we find a statistically significant increase in the anterior (p < 0.01) and posterior (p < 0.05) view of the blood pool phase and the anterior view of late phase (p < 0.01). The fraction counts per pixel of healthy bone / counts per pixel of affected and healthy joint did not present a significant increase in any BS control (2 and 6 months). We recommend quantification using the index (counts per pixel healthy / affected joint ) proposed in this work, because it is easy to perform, cheap and reliable in the follow-up of patients treated with RS.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007592 Joint Diseases Diseases involving the JOINTS. Arthropathies,Arthropathy,Joint Disease
D007596 Joints Also known as articulations, these are points of connection between the ends of certain separate bones, or where the borders of other bones are juxtaposed. Joint
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011877 Radionuclide Imaging The production of an image obtained by cameras that detect the radioactive emissions of an injected radionuclide as it has distributed differentially throughout tissues in the body. The image obtained from a moving detector is called a scan, while the image obtained from a stationary camera device is called a scintiphotograph. Gamma Camera Imaging,Radioisotope Scanning,Scanning, Radioisotope,Scintigraphy,Scintiphotography,Imaging, Gamma Camera,Imaging, Radionuclide
D001842 Bone and Bones A specialized CONNECTIVE TISSUE that is the main constituent of the SKELETON. The principal cellular component of bone is comprised of OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCYTES; and OSTEOCLASTS, while FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS and hydroxyapatite crystals form the BONE MATRIX. Bone Tissue,Bone and Bone,Bone,Bones,Bones and Bone,Bones and Bone Tissue,Bony Apophyses,Bony Apophysis,Condyle,Apophyses, Bony,Apophysis, Bony,Bone Tissues,Condyles,Tissue, Bone,Tissues, Bone
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006395 Hemarthrosis Bleeding into the joints. It may arise from trauma or spontaneously in patients with hemophilia. Hemarthroses
D006467 Hemophilia A The classic hemophilia resulting from a deficiency of factor VIII. It is an inherited disorder of blood coagulation characterized by a permanent tendency to hemorrhage. Factor VIII Deficiency,Hemophilia,Autosomal Hemophilia A,Classic Hemophilia,Deficiency, Factor VIII,Factor 8 Deficiency, Congenital,Factor VIII Deficiency, Congenital,Haemophilia,Hemophilia A, Congenital,Hemophilia, Classic,As, Autosomal Hemophilia,Autosomal Hemophilia As,Classic Hemophilias,Congenital Hemophilia A,Congenital Hemophilia As,Hemophilia A, Autosomal,Hemophilia As,Hemophilia As, Autosomal,Hemophilia As, Congenital,Hemophilias, Classic

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