Aims The diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) can be difficult. All current
diagnostic tests have problems with accuracy and interpretation of results. Many new tests …

The arrival of cell-based therapies is a revolution in medicine. However, its safe clinical
application in a rational manner depends on reliable, clinically applicable methods for …

After studying medicine at Hanover Medical School and philosophy and social psychology
at the Leibniz University Hanover, Omke E. Teebken joined the Christian Albrechts …

Aim The diagnosis, severity and extent of a sterile inflammation or a septic infection could be
challenging since there is not one single test able to achieve an accurate diagnosis. The …

Increased mortality rates from infectious diseases is a growing public health concern.
Successful management of acute bacterial infections requires early diagnosis and treatment …

Twenty years ago, SPECT/CT became commercially available, combining the strengths of
both techniques: the diagnostic sensitivity of SPECT and the anatomic detail of CT. Other …

Purpose Consensus on optimal imaging procedure for vascular graft/endograft infection
(VGEI) is still lacking and the choice of a diagnostic test is often based on the experience of …

Purpose Diagnosis of spondylodiscitis (SD) may be challenging due to the nonspecific
clinical and laboratory findings and the need to perform various diagnostic tests including …

Diagnosing a peri-prosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains challenging despite the availability
of a variety of clinical signs, serum and synovial markers, imaging techniques …

Background: Bacterial infections are still one of the main factors associated with mortality
worldwide. Many radiopharmaceuticals were developed for bacterial imaging, both with …