Lapa, Constantin and Rischpler, Christoph and Bundschuh, Ralph Alexander and Dierks, Alexander and Lang, Sigmund and Wassilew, Georgi and Alt, Volker (2023) Value of [18F]FDG PET/CT in diagnosis and management of spondylodiscitis. NUKLEARMEDIZIN-NUCLEAR MEDICINE, 62 (03). pp. 192-199. ISSN 0029-5566, 2567-6407
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Vertebral osteomyelitis is the third most common form of osteomyelitis in patients over 50 years of age.Whereas prompt (pathogen-directed) therapy is crucially associated with better outcomes, the heterogeneous clinical presentation of disease with unspecific symptoms often delays adequate treatment initiation. Diagnosis requires a careful investigation of medical history, clinical findings and diagnostic imaging, including magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear medicine techniques.Due to its high sensitivity, [ (18) F]FDG PET/CT is becoming increasingly important in diagnosis and management of spondylodiscitis, especially in the postoperative setting with presence of spinal hardware or other implantable devices in which MRI is limited.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY; SPINAL EPIDURAL ABSCESS; VERTEBRAL OSTEOMYELITIS; INFECTION; F-18-FDG; BONE; TOOL; MRI; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PATTERN; spondylodiscitis; FDG-PET/CT; molecular imaging; osteomye-litis; spine |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Unfallchirurgie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 14 May 2024 09:40 |
| Last Modified: | 14 May 2024 09:43 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/60321 |
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