Use of fluorine-18 fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography in assessing the process of tuberculous spondylitis

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 541-544

  Schmitz, A ^a   Kalicke T ^a   Willkomm, P ^a   Grunwald F ^a   Kandyba, J ^a   Schmitt, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fluorine 18 fluoro 2 deoxy D glucose positron emission tomography; Inflammatory activity; Tuberculous spondylitis

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE STABILIZATION; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; SPONDYLITIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 0034466007     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-200012000-00016     Document Type: Article

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