title: (18)F-FDG-PET/CT findings in patients affected by spondylodiscitis.
abstract: Spondylodiscitis (SPD) is an inflammatory process of the intervertebral disc space. We report two cases of patients affected by SPD evaluated by fluorine-18 fluorodesoxyglycose positron emission tomography/computed tomography, which was useful in detecting SPD and supporting differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine, Spedali Civili di Brescia, P.le Spedali Civili, 1, 25123 Brescia, Italy. francesco.bertagna@spedalicivili.brescia.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bertagna
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pizzocaro
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biasiotto
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giubbini
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.forename: Abass
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alavi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015299:Discitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18