MEDAMI 2024 - Inflammation and Infection Imaging

Session

Contributed talks

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25 May 2024, 12:30

Conveners

Contributed talks

• Elena Lazzeri (Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine, University of Pisa Medical School and University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy)

49. Inflammation Imaging with High Sensitivity Panel TOF PET Detectors

Gasper Razdevsek (Jozef Stefan Institute (SI))

25/05/2024, 12:30

Oral

Traditional PET scanners, with their full-ring design, have been invaluable in clinical diagnosis and research. However, it is evident that the ring geometry, with its relatively large radius, cannot always be the optimal choice for detector placement across all applications. Our interest lies in making PET systems flexible and modular, allowing their design to be tailored to both...

12. [18F]FDG-PET/CT and 99mTc-HMPAO-labeled leukocytes SPECT/CT imaging in a case series patients with possible infective endocarditis: which and when to use them

Dr Alice Ambrogio (Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine, University of Pisa Medical School and University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy), Dr Marina Scarpuzza (Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine, University of Pisa Medical School and University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy)

25/05/2024, 12:35

Oral

Infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates, often associated with local complications or distant embolization. The appropriate antibiotic therapy significantly reduces the risk of embolic complications. The prompt diagnosis is crucial to establish adequate therapy. The Duke criteria, based on clinical, biological/microbiological, and imaging parameters,...

3. The XEMIS2 camera installation progress at the Nantes University Hospital

Nicolas Beaupere (Subatech)

25/05/2024, 12:40

Oral

The XEMIS project aims to demonstrate the feasibility of a low-radioactivity medical imaging system. Its primary objective is to significantly reduce the amount of conventional injected activity, by a factor of 100, for imaging small animals. This breakthrough is envisioned within the realm of three gamma imaging and liquid xenon Compton telescope technologies. The presentation will provide an...

7. Opening New Possibilities for Inflammation and Infection Research using Dual-Tracer PET Imaging

Zekai Li (University Medical Center Groningen)

25/05/2024, 12:45

Oral or Poster

Background:
Dual-tracer PET imaging exhibits substantial potential for enhancing localization of infections and assessment of inflammation-related metabolic changes over mono-tracer PET. Recently, it has been demonstrated that in vivo imaging of inflammation using 89Zr labelled antibodies has a higher selectivity index compared with the commonly used tracer [18F]FDG, positioning it as a...

11. Comparison between three-phase bone scan and 99mTc-HMPAO-labelled white blood cell scintigraphy in patients with suspicious of hip or knee prosthetic infected loosening

Dr Alice Ambrogio (Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Translational Research and New Technology in Medicine, University of Pisa and AOUP, Pisa Italy), Dr Andrea Marciano (Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Translational Research and New Technology in Medicine, University of Pisa and AOUP, Pisa Italy), Dr Marina Scarpuzza (Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Translational Research and New Technology in Medicine, University of Pisa and AOUP, Pisa Italy)

25/05/2024, 12:50

Poster

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the worst complications after primary implant and revision. The differential diagnosis between septic or aseptic loosening is sometimes very difficult especially in a low-grade infection. Three-phase bone scan with 99mTc-hydroxymethylene diphosphonate (3phase-BS) and 99mTc-Hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO) white blood cell scintigraphy (WBC) are...

8. Comparison between [18F]FDG-PET/CT and 99mTc-HMPAO-labeled leukocyte SPECT/CT imaging in a case series patients with suspicious of vascular prosthesis infection: to trust is good but to check it out is better

Ms Alice Ambrogio (Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine, University of Pisa Medical School and University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy), Mr Andrea Leo (Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine, University of Pisa Medical School and University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy), Ms Marina Scarpuzza (Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine, University of Pisa Medical School and University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy)

25/05/2024, 12:55

Oral

Infection represents one of the most frequent causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with vascular prostheses. Prosthetic vascular graft infection (VPGI) can lead to severe and/or fatal outcomes if not early diagnosed. The Management of Aortic Graft infection Collaboration (MAGIC) criteria are used for the VPGI diagnosis. [18F]-FDG-PET/CT and radiolabeled white blood cells (WBC)...