title: The role of radioisotopic methods in imaging of intervertebral disc inflammation in children.
abstract: The authors present the case of a 17-year-old girl, with pain over lumbar spine area, treated by paediatricians and rehabilitation specialists, discussing diagnostic imaging and laboratory examinations together with clinical observations. Spondylodiscitis was diagnosed after bone scintigraphy with 99mTc-MDP, the course of disease was monitored by immunoscintigraphy amongst other techniques.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz.
authors.forename: Stanisław
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pilecki
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gierach
authors.forename: Przemysław
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Drobik
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurylak
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Trzcinska
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hagner
authors.forename: Olgierd
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pilecki
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wałek
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Junik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000473:pathology*; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate