Comparison of facet joint activity on 99mTc-MDP SPECT/CT with facet joint signal change on MRI with fat suppression

PURPOSEWe compared signal change on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with fat suppression and bone scan activity of lumbar facet joints to determine if these two imaging findings are correlated.METHODSWe retrospectively identified all patients who underwent imaging of the lumbar spine for pain evalu...

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Main Authors: Vance T. Lehman, Robert C. Murphy, Louis A. Schenck, Rickey E. Carter, Geoffrey B. Johnson, Amy L. Kotsenas, Jonathan M. Morris, Mark A. Nathan, John T. Wald, Timothy P. Maus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2016-05-01
Series:Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Online Access: http://www.dirjournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/comparison-of-facet-joint-activity-on-99mtc-mdp-sp/55503