Radiographic evaluation of low back pain after lumbar fusion using Technetium-99 single-photon emission computed tomography: Impact on clinical decision-making and outcome

Accurate identification of spinal pain generators is critical to selecting the optimal treatment strategy for patients with persistent low back pain following instrumented lumbar fusion. Conventional diagnostic imaging modalities such as CT and MRI often yield equivocal results in this patient popul...

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Published in:	Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Main Authors:	Frank L. Acosta, Vadym S. Shapovalov, Bjorn M. Lobo, Mark A. Liker
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-06-01
Subjects:	Low back pain Diagnostic imaging Pseudoarthrosis Revision spine surgery Technetium-99 Single-photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography (SPECT/CT)
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751921000013