[Utility of bone SPECT-CT in percutaneous vertebroplasty]

Rev Esp Med Nucl. 2009 Nov-Dec;28(6):291-4. doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2009.07.004. Epub 2009 Oct 22.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive procedure that has shown excellent results in the treatment of back pain due to acute-subacute vertebral fracture. The bone scintigraphy shows the increase of metabolic exchange in the fracture. The new hybrid SPECT-CT equipment combines bone SPECT images with Computed Tomography (CT), making it possible to obtain more combined, functional and anatomical information. We present 5 selected patients studied by bone SPECT-CT in whom fused images made it possible to obtain a more precise localization of the pain origin, and thus assess other possible causes of the vertebral pain or even reassess the vertebroplasty indication.

MeSH terms

  • Back Pain / etiology
  • Bone Screws
  • Contraindications
  • Fractures, Spontaneous / diagnostic imaging
  • Fractures, Spontaneous / etiology
  • Humans
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / injuries
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
  • Osteoporosis / complications
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Spinal Fractures / complications
  • Spinal Fractures / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / injuries
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Vertebroplasty / methods*