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Choi, Kim, Baek, Kim, Kim, Yu, and Won: Efficacy of Bone SPECT for Diagnosis of Meniscal tear
Original Article

Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 2001; 36(6): 575-578.

Published online: 31 December 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.2001.36.6.575

Efficacy of Bone SPECT for Diagnosis of Meniscal tear

Young Joon Choi, Key Yong Kim, Seung Ki Baek, Chung Hwan Kim, Eugene Kim, Kun Sik Yu, Kyung Sook Won

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Asan Foundation Kangnung Hospital, Kangnung, Korea.

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Asan Foundation Kangnung Hospital, Kangnung, Korea.

Copyright © 2001 The Korean Orthopaedic Association

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of bone SPECT for the diagnosis of meniscal tear.

Materials and Methods

63 cases that had undergone bone SPECT were evaluated for sensitivity and specificity by comparing arthroscopy and MRI findings.

Results

Bone SPECT showed a sensitivity of 93.8% and a specificty of 71% for medial meniscus and a sensitivity of 85.7% and a specificty of 87.8% for lateral meniscus tear. MRI was performed on 21 cases simultaneously, and agreement was obtained on the presence or absence, and on the nature of the pathology with bone SPECT in 15 cases (71.4%).

Conclusion

Bone SPECT is believed to be an effective and economic way of screening for meniscal tear prior to arthroscopy, in suspected cases of meniscal tear.

Keywords: Knee, Meniscal tear, Bone SPECT

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