Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Foot Injuries
Fig. 39.1 SPECT – (high resolution) CT images (left to right: transverse, sagittal, and coronal) of the left foot of a 21-year-old female with an os tibiale externum in both…
Radiologic Imaging of Lower Leg Injuries
, Jan L. M. A. Gielen2, 3, 4 and Mario Maas1 (1) Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2) Department of Radiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, B2650 Edegem, Belgium (3) Department…
Specific Issues in Adolescent Athletes Involved in Jumping Sports Including Length Prediction Methods
Fig. 40.1 Radiographic ossification and fusion of the tibial tuberosity, lateral radiographs of four different male individuals. (a) Eight-year-old boy, no ossification is detected at the tibial tuberosity (arrows). (b)…
Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Spine Injuries
Acute injury Overuse injury Muscle contusion Fatigue fracture Ligament sprain Spondylosis Joint sprain Spondylolisthesis Traditionally, three-phase bone scintigraphy is commonly exploited in the evaluation of athletes with traumatic pain. The…
The Female Athlete
Anatomical organ Comments Pelvis (Kowal 1980; Angus and McBryd 1976) Wide pelvis Appears to contribute to the increased risk of injury to the hip and the outer aspect of the…
Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Lower Leg Injuries
Common causes Medial tibial stress syndrome Stress fracture Compartment syndrome Rare causes Muscle overuse: strain, rhabdomyolysis Trauma: interosseous membrane, syndesmosis Osteomyelitis Benign and malignant tumors Metabolic insufficiency fractures 33.2 Medial…
Radiologic Imaging of Spine Injuries
Fig. 11.1 A young girl that fell off her horse. Plain film (a), CT (b), and MR with sagittal T1–WI (c), T2–WI (d), and STIR (e). This 17-year-old girl suffered…
Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Ankle Injuries
Fig. 36.1 This patient complained of rotational instability of his ankle joint after recurrent ankle sprains in sports. SPECT/CT and MRI both showed a large OCL of the medial talar…
The Role of Radiologic Imaging Techniques in Pathophysiology of Sports Injuries (Including Follow-Up)
Fig. 5.1 Minimal fracture line (white arrow) visible in the ventral cortex of the tibia on conventional radiography of a 26-year-old female The chronological findings on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),…
Nuclear Medicine Imaging Techniques
Fig. 3.1 Image of a cyclotron, a particle accelerator in which charged particles accelerate from the centre outward, along a spiral path. These particles are held within an exact course…
