The value of (18)F-fluoride PET/CT in the assessment of screw loosening in patients after intervertebral fusion stabilization.

Tanja Seifen,Margarida Rodrigues,Lukas Rettenbacher,Wolfgang Piotrowski,Johannes Holzmannhofer,Mark Mc Coy,Christian Pirich

The value of (18)F-fluoride PET/CT in the assessment of screw loosening in patients after intervertebral fusion stabilization.

2015

Tanja Seifen
Margarida Rodrigues
Lukas Rettenbacher
Wolfgang Piotrowski
Johannes Holzmannhofer
Mark Mc Coy
Christian Pirich

Purpose We evaluated 18F-fluoride PET/CT for the diagnosis of screw loosening after intervertebral fusion stabilization and compared the results with those from functional radiography.

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Radiology
Medicine
PET-CT
Fluoride
Radiography
intervertebral fusion
screw loosening
in patient
Orthopedic surgery

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