Clinical Applications of PET in Evaluating the Aging Spine.

Sanaz Katal, Thomas G Clifford, George Matcuk, Liesl Eibschutz, Ali Gholamrezanezhad

Journal: PET clinics 2022;18(1):39-47

PMID: 36442965

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Abstract

Back pain is a common health complaint that contributes globally to medical burden and costs, particularly in elderly populations. Nuclear medicine techniques using PET tracers offer diagnostic information about various spine disorders, including malignant, degenerative, inflammatory, and infectious diseases. Herein, the authors briefly review applications of PET in the evaluation of spine disorders in elderly patients.

Address: Independent Researcher, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, USA.; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.cpet.2022.08.001

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MeSH Terms: Aged, Humans, Spine, Spinal Diseases, Aging, Positron-Emission Tomography