title: Bilateral pedicle stress fractures: SPECT and CT features.
abstract: This report discusses the first known reported case of bilateral pedicle stress fractures. The importance of early detection and appropriate therapy to promote early healing is emphasized. Bone scintigraphy with single photon emission CT is favored for initial evaluation with CT recommended to further evaluate areas of focal abnormal scintigraphic activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Traughber
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Havlina
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed