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Increased 18F-FDG Uptake in Degenerative Disease of the Spine: Characterization with 18F-FDG PET/CT

Ron S. Rosen1, Laura Fayad2 and Richard L. Wahl1

1 Division of Nuclear Medicine, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland; and 2 Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland


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  		FIGURE 1.  18F-FDG PET/CT images of lumbosacral spine show increased 18F-FDG uptake in region of facet joint, corresponding to abnormal findings on CT (arrows). (A) Coronal, sagittal, axial, and maximum-intensity-projection (MIP) PET images. (B) CT, attenuation-corrected, fused, and nonattenuation-corrected PET images. AC = attenuation-corrected PET image; FUSED = fused CT and PET images; NAC = nonattenuation-corrected PET image.

 

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  		FIGURE 2.  18F-FDG PET/CT images of cervical spine show abnormal 18F-FDG uptake in region of disk and facet joint disease seen on CT (arrows). AC = attenuation-corrected PET image; FUSED = fused CT and PET images; NAC = nonattenuation-corrected PET image.

 

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  		FIGURE 3.  18F-FDG PET/CT images of the lumbosacral spine show no abnormal 18F-FDG uptake in region of facet joint disease seen on CT (arrows). AC = attenuation-corrected PET image; FUSED = fused CT and PET images; NAC = nonattenuation-corrected PET image.

 




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