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Infection · ¹⁸F-FDG, ⁹⁹ᵐTc-HMPAO leucocytes, ⁹⁹ᵐTc-colloid · Intermediate

Foot ulcer over a Charcot midfoot

History

58-year-old man with type 2 diabetes and peripheral neuropathy. Charcot neuro-osteoarthropathy of the right midfoot was diagnosed 2 years ago and has left a rocker-bottom deformity. A plantar ulcer under the lateral midfoot has been present for 6 weeks; probe-to-bone is equivocal and CRP is 34 mg/L. Radiographs show chronic midfoot fragmentation. MRI shows marrow oedema throughout the midfoot that cannot be separated between active Charcot and osteomyelitis. Foot pulses are palpable.

Step 1 · FDG PET/CT

¹⁸F-FDG PET of both feet, MIP viewed from above with the toes at the top. The arrow marks the area in question; on PET/CT the SUVmax there was 3.1, against 1.9 elsewhere in the midfoot.
¹⁸F-FDG PET of both feet, MIP viewed from above with the toes at the top. The arrow marks the area in question; on PET/CT the SUVmax there was 3.1, against 1.9 elsewhere in the midfoot.

How should the FDG study be interpreted?