Evaluation of Dynamic [18F]-FDG-PET Imaging for the Detection of Acute Post-Surgical Bone Infection

Tracy L. Y. Brown; Horace J. Spencer; Karen E. Beenken; Terri L. Alpe; Twyla B. Bartel; William Bellamy; J. Michael Gruenwald; Robert A. Skinner; Sandra G. McLaren; Mark S. Smeltzer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041863

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Evaluation of Dynamic [¹⁸F]-FDG-PET Imaging for the Detection of Acute Post-Surgical Bone Infection

Tracy L. Y. Brown,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
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Horace J. Spencer,

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
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Karen E. Beenken,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
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Terri L. Alpe,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
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Twyla B. Bartel,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
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William Bellamy,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
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J. Michael Gruenwald,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Center for Orthopaedic Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
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Robert A. Skinner,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Center for Orthopaedic Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
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Sandra G. McLaren,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Center for Orthopaedic Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
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Mark S. Smeltzer

* E-mail: smeltzermarks@uams.edu

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America, Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Center for Orthopaedic Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
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Evaluation of Dynamic [¹⁸F]-FDG-PET Imaging for the Detection of Acute Post-Surgical Bone Infection

Tracy L. Y. Brown,
Horace J. Spencer,
Karen E. Beenken,
Terri L. Alpe,
Twyla B. Bartel,
William Bellamy,
J. Michael Gruenwald,
Robert A. Skinner,
Sandra G. McLaren,
Mark S. Smeltzer

Published: July 30, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041863

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