Bone scintigraphy in tuberculous spondylodiscitis

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作者：

H. G. Pandit

P. D. Sonsale

S. S. Shikare

S. Y. Bhojraj

机构：

[1] 11,

[2] York House,undefined

[3] Queen Alexandra Hospital,undefined

[4] Cosham,undefined

[5] Portsmouth PO6 3LY,undefined

[6] UK,undefined

[7] Derbyshire Royal Infirmary,undefined

[8] Derby,undefined

[9] UK,undefined

[10] B. Nanavati Hospital,undefined

[11] Bombay,undefined

[12] India,undefined

[13] Neurospinal Unit,undefined

[14] P.D Hinduja Hospital,undefined

[15] Bombay,undefined

[16] India,undefined

来源：

European Spine Journal | 1999年 / 8卷

关键词：

Key words Bone scintigraphy; Tuberculous spondylodiscitis; Sensitivity and specificity;

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摘要：

Tuberculous affection of the spine can present in different ways. Plain radiographs may fail to show any abnormality. Bone scintigraphy can be a very useful tool in the diagnosis and management of patients with tuberculous spondylodiscitis. This is a retrospective study of 40 patients in whom bone scan was performed using 99mTc-MDP (technetium methylene diphosphonate) before starting anti-tuberculous therapy or any surgical intervention. Four different types of uptake were noted. The uptake was abnormal in 38 out of 40 patients, giving a sensitivity of 95%. Multicentricity was picked up in 25% of cases. No skull lesion was noticed in any of these patients. Rib lesions were found in six patients (ten ribs affected). The rib lesion was always a typical band pattern. This paper outlines the advantages as well as limitations of bone scan in tuberculous affection of the spine.

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页码：205 / 209

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