Open AccessSkull base osteomyelitis in otitis externa: The utility of triphasic and single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography bone scintigraphy
Author(s) -
Debesh Chakraborty,
Anish Bhattacharya,
Ashok Gupta,
Naresh K. Panda,
Ashim Das,
Bhagwant Rai Mittal
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/0972-3919.118222
Subject(s) - medicine , skull , single photon emission computed tomography , computed tomography , osteomyelitis , tomography , bone scintigraphy , radiology , emission computed tomography , otitis , computed tomography laser mammography , nuclear medicine , scintigraphy , preclinical imaging , positron emission tomography , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , in vivo
Skull base osteomyelitis (SBO) refers to infection that has spread beyond the external auditory canal to the base of the skull in advanced stages of otitis externa. Clinically, it may be difficult to differentiate SBO from severe otitis externa without bony involvement. This study was performed to determine the role of three phase bone scintigraphy (TPBS) and single photon emission tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) in detecting SBO.