title: [Erosive osteochondrosis is not spondylitis].
abstract: Technetium-99m-DPD and gallium bone scanning were concomitantly performed in patients suffering from either infectious spondylitis or erosive spondylopathy. This comparative study in 5 patients with spinal infections and in 7 patients with lumbar erosive intervertebral osteochondrosis shows a distinct enhancement of the isotopes used such that differentiation between infections and aggressive degeneration is possible. Combined scintigraphy may be a helpful diagnostic tool in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Rheumatologie, Kantonsspital Luzern.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stocker
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schlumpf
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hofer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vögeli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mariotti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004164:Diphosphonates; D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D004164:Diphosphonates; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C033905:technetium Tc 99m 1,1-diphosphonopropane-2,3-dicarboxylic acid
vernacular_title: Die erosive Osteochondrose ist keine Spondylitis.