Evaluation of neck pain with 18F-NaF PET/CT

Abstract

As our experience with (18)F-NaF PET/CT broadens, we believe that it will become an increasingly important tool in the evaluation and management of the symptomatic cervical spine.

Quantitative evaluation of normal spinal osseous metabolism with 18F-NaF PET/CT

“…Other studies have used NaF-PET to investigate the spine, however, this study is novel in its assessment of healthy subjects. Most studies confirmed PET as an appropriate diagnostic modality in qualitatively diagnosing specific disorders in the spine, such as spinous process injuries, localized facet inflammation or spondylolysis [36,37]. Win et al used NaF-PET to correlate tracer uptake in individual vertebrae with age and weight [11].…”

Value of18F‐FDG PET/MRIfor the outcome ofCT‐guided facet block therapy in cervical facet syndrome: initial results

“…In the past, few other studies examined hypermetabolic facet arthropathy with nuclear or hybrid imaging modalities. While the majority of these studies used SPECT or SPECT/CT with 99 mTc‐labelled phosphate derivatives or PET/CT with 18 F for the identification of hypermetabolic facet arthropathy, 18 F‐FDG has also been proven useful in this indication. For instance, Rosen et al .…”

Inhibition of galectin-3 ameliorates the consequences of cardiac lipotoxicity in a rat model of diet-induced obesity

“…In order to account for the weight difference in rats and the [ 18 F] doses of injected FDG, we calculated the standardized uptake value (SUV). The semi-quantitative SUV measurement is the most widely used in [ 18 F] FDG PET studies of both small animals and humans ( Byrnes et al, 2014 ; Deleye et al, 2014 ). The software used was PMOD 3.6 (PMOD Technologies Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland).…”