Bone scintigraphy in tuberculous spondylodiscitis
| Autor: | P. D. Sonsale, Hemant Pandit, S. Y. Bhojraj, S. S. Shikare |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Adult
Male Spondylodiscitis medicine.medical_specialty Discitis Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Sensitivity and Specificity Bone and Bones Lesion medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Radionuclide Imaging Aged Retrospective Studies Rib cage medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Radiography Skull medicine.anatomical_structure Bone scintigraphy Original Article Female Surgery Tuberculosis Spinal Neurosurgery Radiology medicine.symptom Abnormality business |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s005860050159 |
| Popis: | Tuberculous affection of the spine can present in different ways. Plain radiographs may fail to show any abnormality. Bone scintigraphy can be a very useful tool in the diagnosis and management of patients with tuberculous spondylodiscitis. This is a retrospective study of 40 patients in whom bone scan was performed using 99mTc-MDP (technetium methylene diphosphonate) before starting anti-tuberculous therapy or any surgical intervention. Four different types of uptake were noted. The uptake was abnormal in 38 out of 40 patients, giving a sensitivity of 95%. Multicentricity was picked up in 25% of cases. No skull lesion was noticed in any of these patients. Rib lesions were found in six patients (ten ribs affected). The rib lesion was always a typical band pattern. This paper outlines the advantages as well as limitations of bone scan in tuberculous affection of the spine. |
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