title: Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebra Diagnosed on 99mTc-Methylene Diphosphonate SPECT/CT.
abstract: Lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV) is a congenital anomaly of the lumbosacral junction. The association between back pain and LSTV is controversial; however, in our patient the symptoms localized to a hemisacralized left transverse process of L5. LSTV should be included in the differential diagnosis in young patients with lower back pain, and scintigraphic imaging should be considered for diagnostic purposes.
authors: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan mohammad.kassir@beaumont.edu.
authors: Mohammad A
authors: MA
authors: Kassir
authors: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan.
authors: Zaid
authors: Z
authors: Al-Faham
authors: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan.
authors: Nicholas
authors: N
authors: Abel
authors: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan.
authors: Helena R
authors: HR
authors: Balon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
keywords: Bertolloti syndrome; SPECT; SPECT/CT; bone; lumbosacral transitional vertebra