Utility of SPECT/CT in diagnosing facet-mediated pain, guiding interventional management, and improving clinical outcomes: A retrospective case series.

Conclusions In our study, of those patients with SPECT/CT facet uptake, 67.8% had favorable response post targeted injection. This response rate compares favorably to that shown in a randomized controlled trial by Cohen et al (Cohen 2010). SPECT/CT could therefore be incorporated into an algorithm and within the proper clinical scenario can assist in the diagnosis and localization of facetogenic pain to improve clinical outcomes.
Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Tags: Musculoskeletal 1 Source Type: research