Initial investigation of 18F-NaF PET/CT for identification of vertebral sites amenable to surgical revision after spinal fusion surgery

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1737-1744

  Quon, Andrew ^a,c   Dodd, Robert ^a   Iagaru, Andrei ^a   De Abreu, Marcelo Rodrigues ^b   Hennemann, Sergio ^b   Neto, Jose Maria Alves ^b   Sprinz, Clarice ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL MÃE DE DEUS   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluoride PET CT; Spinal fusion; Spine

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORIDE SODIUM; FLUORINE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCINTISCANNING; SPINE; SPINE FUSION;

ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; FLUORINE RADIOISOTOPES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SODIUM FLUORIDE; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE;

EID: 84868196908     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: 16197089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-012-2196-7     Document Type: Article

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