Bone SPECT/CT in Postoperative Spine
Gnanasegaran G, Paycha F, Strobel K, Van Der Bruggen W, Kampen WU, Kuwert T, Van Den Wyngaert T (2018)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2018
Journal
Book Volume: 48
Pages Range: 410-424
Journal Issue: 5
DOI: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2018.06.003
Abstract
Back pain is a common problem and the diagnosis and treatment depend on the clinical presentation, yet overlap between pain syndromes is common. Imaging of patients with chronic back pain in both pre- and postoperative scenarios include radiological, radionuclide, and hybrid techniques. In general, these techniques have their own advantages and limitations. The aim of surgery is to eliminate pathologic segmental motion and accompanying symptoms, especially pain. However, surgical procedures are not without complications and localizing the cause of the pain is often challenging. Radiobisphosphonate bone SPECT/CT is reported to be useful in evaluating benign orthopedic conditions and it often provides valuable information such as accurate localization and characterization of bone abnormalities. In this review, routinely used spinal surgical techniques and procedures are discussed, as well as the acute and delayed complications related to spinal surgery, the role of conventional imaging, and the potential uses of radionuclide bone SPECT/CT to diagnose pseudoarthrosis, cage subsidence, loosening and misalignment, hardware failure, and postoperative infection.
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University College London (UCL)
United Kingdom (GB)
Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)
France (FR)
Luzerner Kantonsspital (LUKS)
Switzerland (CH)
Slingeland Ziekenhuis
Netherlands (NL)
Nuklearmedizin Spitalerhof
Germany (DE)
Antwerp University Hospital
Belgium (BE)
United Kingdom (GB)
Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)
France (FR)
Luzerner Kantonsspital (LUKS)
Switzerland (CH)
Slingeland Ziekenhuis
Netherlands (NL)
Nuklearmedizin Spitalerhof
Germany (DE)
Antwerp University Hospital
Belgium (BE)
How to cite
APA:
Gnanasegaran, G., Paycha, F., Strobel, K., Van Der Bruggen, W., Kampen, W.U., Kuwert, T., & Van Den Wyngaert, T. (2018). Bone SPECT/CT in Postoperative Spine. Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, 48(5), 410-424. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2018.06.003
MLA:
Gnanasegaran, Gopinath, et al. "Bone SPECT/CT in Postoperative Spine." Seminars in Nuclear Medicine 48.5 (2018): 410-424.
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