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. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ORTHOPADIE UND UNFALLCHIRURGIE, 161 (05). pp. 544-551. ISSN 1864-6697, 1864-6743
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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, [F-18]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; osteomyelitis; spine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Unfallchirurgie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Apr 2024 13:11 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Apr 2024 13:11 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/62595 |
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