metastatic survey of the patients with known primary malignancies with bone scan is one of the most common studies in nuclear medicine. unfortunately the conventional planar bone scan has a very low specificity for differentiating benign from malignant lesions especially in the spinal column. in this study, we compared the specificity of spect imaging and conventional planar bone scan. we studi...

With great interest, we read the article by Inal A. et al on the comparison FDG-PET/CT and Bone scan in bone metastasis of NSCLC (April issue 2014, Contemporary Oncology) [1]. We would like to ask the authors two questions. First, we usually take a maximum standard uptake value into consideration in evaluating metastasis in FDG-PET/CT [2]. How about the value in this study population? How much ...

BACKGROUND Myxoid liposarcoma occurs in middle age, and is characterized by extrapulmonary metastasis, including bone metastasis. Bone scans and [18F]-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) are widely used for assessment of tumor extension, including vertebral metastasis. However, both methods have a low positive rate with regard to vertebral metastasis arising from m...

It was with great interest that we read the article by Lim et al, “Kyphoplasty for the Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fractures in a Cancer Patient with Neurological Deficits and Anterior Vertebral Wall Destruction,” published in the 2011 November/December issue of Pain Physician (1). This is a well-prepared case report which introduces a new cement injection technique used in kyphoplasty f...

We report the results of a series of experiments designed to determine the effects of ibandronate (Ibn) and risedronate (Ris) on a number of bone quality parameters in aged osteopenic rats to explain how bone material and bone mass may be affected by the dose of bisphosphonates (BP) and contribute to their anti-fracture efficacy. Eighteen-month old female rats underwent either ovariectomy or sh...

Objective: Bone mineral density decreases after liver transplantation, and the incidence of vertebral fracture concerning this increase. Vertebral fractures due to bone increase mortality pain, spinal deformity, neurological deficit, immobility. This study discussed patients with a who underwent transplantation received kyphoplasty conservative treatments reference clinical treatments.Methods: ...

Osteoporosis is a systemic bone disease characterized by low bone mass and bone mineral density, and deterioration of the underlying structure of bone tissue. These changes lead to an increase in bone fragility and an increased risk for fracture, which are the clinical consequences of osteoporosis. The classical triad for consideration in osteoporosis is morbidity, mortality and cost. Vertebral...

Recent technological advances combined with innovative interventional radiology techniques can now offer an alternative less invasive treatment option for many patients with malignant vertebral body infiltration. Percutaneous vertebral augmentation procedures offer less invasive but effective pain relief to many patients with symptomatic spinal metastatic disease. The procedures are image guide...

The aim of the study was to find a correlation between the evaluation of skeletal maturation performed by the study of cervical vertebrae maturation indicators and the evaluation obtained by the hand and wrist maturation indicators. A radiographic hand-wrist bone analysis and cephalometric cervical vertebral analysis of 100 patients (36 males and 64 females) ranging from 9 to15 years were exami...

There is an ongoing concern about the risk of injury to the spine in professional rugby players. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of vertebral fracture using vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) imaging in professional male rugby players. Ninety five professional rugby league (n = 52) and union (n = 43) players (n = 95; age 25.9...