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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rohan A. Bhimani, M.B.B.S., D.N.B., M.Ch.[2]
Overview
Nuclear medicine may be helpful in the diagnosis of the cases of persistent back pain with scoliosis, with negative findings on plain radiographs, CT, and/or MRI.
Other Imaging Findings
- Nuclear medicine imaging may help in cases of persistent back pain with scoliosis, with negative findings on plain radiographs, CT, and/or MRI.
- A Tc-99 m whole-body bone scan has a high sensitivity in detecting stress fractures and most bone lesions with osteoclastic activity.[1]
References
- ↑ Hospach T, Langendoerfer M, von Kalle T, Maier J, Dannecker GE (2010). "Spinal involvement in chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) in childhood and effect of pamidronate". Eur J Pediatr. 169 (9): 1105–11. doi:10.1007/s00431-010-1188-5. PMID 20339868.