SPECT/CT in differentiation of pseudarthrosis from other causes of back pain in lumbar spinal fusion: report on 10 consecutive cases

Rager, Olivier; Schaller, Karl Lothard; Payer, Michael; Tchernin, David Laurent; Ratib, Osman; Tessitore, Enrico

doi:10.1097/RLU.0b013e318239248b

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SPECT/CT in differentiation of pseudarthrosis from other causes of back pain in lumbar spinal fusion: report on 10 consecutive cases

ContributorsRager, Olivier; Schaller, Karl Lothard; Payer, Michael; Tchernin, David Laurent; Ratib, Osman; Tessitore, Enrico

Published inClinical nuclear medicine, vol. 37, no. 4, p. 339-343

Publication date2012

Abstract

SPECT fused with computed tomography (CT) provides a new approach for more accurate diagnosis of pseudathrosis after spinal fusion procedures. The aim of this study was to compare the findings of SPECT fused with CT (SPECT/CT) with those of CT alone for the diagnosis of pseudarthrosis.

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Back Pain/etiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Joint Diseases/complications
Leg
Lumbar Vertebrae/surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Multimodal Imaging
Positron-Emission Tomography
Pseudarthrosis/complications/etiology/radionuclide imaging
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies
Spinal Fusion/adverse effects
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

Affiliation

Research group

Groupe Ratib Osman (nouvelles techniques d'imagerie moléculaire) (819)

Citation (ISO format)

RAGER, Olivier et al. SPECT/CT in differentiation of pseudarthrosis from other causes of back pain in lumbar spinal fusion: report on 10 consecutive cases. In: Clinical nuclear medicine, 2012, vol. 37, n° 4, p. 339–343. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e318239248b

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PID : unige:78651
DOI : 10.1097/RLU.0b013e318239248b
PMID : 22391701

ISSN of the journal0363-9762

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SPECT/CT in differentiation of pseudarthrosis from other causes of back pain in lumbar spinal fusion: report on 10 consecutive cases

SPECT fused with computed tomography (CT) provides a new approach for more accurate diagnosis of pseudathrosis after spinal fusion procedures. The aim of this study was to compare the findings of SPECT fused with CT (SPECT/CT) with those of CT alone for the diagnosis of pseudarthrosis.

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