Utility of bone SPECT/CT to identify the primary cause of pain in elderly patients with degenerative lumbar spine disease

Utility of bone SPECT/CT to identify the primary cause of pain in elderly patients with degenerative lumbar spine disease

Abstract Background Diagnosis of the cause of low back pain in the presence of degenerative spine disease using conventional imaging techniques, especially in elderly individuals, is challenging. Our aim was to describe our use of bone scintigraphy with single photon emission computed tomography (bo...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Kato, Satoru Demura, Hidenori Matsubara, Anri Inaki, Kazuya Shinmura, Noriaki Yokogawa, Hideki Murakami, Seigo Kinuya, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Bone SPECT/CT
Degenerative lumbar spine
Identification
Low back pain
Pain generator
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-019-1236-4

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