Published 2006 | Version v1
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The role of radioisotopic methods in imaging of intervertebral disc inflammation in children

Creators

  • 1. Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Collegium Medicum, Bygdoszcz (Poland)
  • 2. Department of Paediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Collegium Medicum, Bygdoszcz (Poland)
  • 3. Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Collegium Medicum, Bygdoszcz (Poland)
  • 4. Department of Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Collegium Medicum, Bygdoszcz (Poland)
  • 5. Department of Paediatrics and Endocrinology, County Children's Hospital, Bydgoszcz (Poland)

Description

The authors present the case of a 17-year-old girl, with pain over lumbar spine area, treated by paediatricians and rehabilitation specialists, discussing diagnostic imaging and laboratory examinations together with clinical observations. Spondylodiscitis was diagnosed after bone scintigraphy with 99mTc-MDP, the course of disease was monitored by immunoscintigraphy amongst other techniques. (author)

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
using technetium 99

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Medicine Review
Journal Volume
9
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 72-76
ISSN
1506-9680

INIS

Country of Publication
Poland
Country of Input or Organization
Poland
INIS RN
37115223
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
CHILDREN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PAINTS; PATIENTS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SKELETAL DISEASES; TECHNETIUM 99; TECHNETIUM COMPLEXES; VERTEBRAE
Descriptors DEC
AGE GROUPS; ANIMALS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; COATINGS; COMPLEXES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MAMMALS; MAN; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; PRIMATES; RADIOISOTOPES; RESONANCE; SKELETON; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPLEXES; VERTEBRATES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Notes
20 refs., 6 figs.