18F-FDG-PET/CT better localizes active spinal infection than MRI for successful minimally invasive surgery.

CONCLUSION: FDG-PET/CT demonstrated limited areas of abnormality allowing accurate delineation, and is thus useful to narrow the surgical fields. Since overall diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET/CT was superior to that of MRI, FDG-PET/CT is a useful technique to narrow the surgical field for successful less invasive surgery.
PMID: 25080515 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acta Radiologica - July 30, 2014 Category: Radiology Authors: Nakahara M, Ito M, Hattori N, Magota K, Takahata M, Nagahama K, Sudo H, Kamishima T, Tamaki N, Iwasaki N Tags: Acta Radiol Source Type: research