Diagnosis of discitis by SPECT technetium-99m MDP scintigram. A case report.
A 29-year-old male presented with a two month history of intermittent low back pain following a febrile illness. Two planar bone scans performed with Tc-99m MDP were normal despite roentgenographic and SPECT scintigraphic evidence of discitis. This case demonstrates the increased sensitivity of SPECT in the diagnosis of discitis.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate