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ReviewJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2016

SPECT/CT bone scintigraphy to evaluate low back pain in young athletes: common and uncommon etiologies.

M Matesan, F Behnia, M Bermo, H Vesselle

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  5. Bone scintigraphy in patients with pain.The Korean journal of pain · 2017
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4 authors.

M MatesanNuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 357115, Seattle, 98195-0001, USA. mmatesan@u.washington.edu.
F BehniaNuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 357115, Seattle, 98195-0001, USA.
M BermoNuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 357115, Seattle, 98195-0001, USA.
H VesselleNuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 357115, Seattle, 98195-0001, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low back pain of various etiologies is a common clinical presentation in young athletes. In this article, we discuss the utility of SPECT/CT bone scintigraphy for the evaluation of low back pain in young athletes. The spectrum of lower spine lesions caused by sports injuries and identifiable on bone scan is presented along with strategies to avoid unnecessary irradiation of young patients. Also covered are pitfalls in diagnosis due to referred-pain phenomenon and normal skeletal variants specific to this age group.

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AthletesAthletic InjuriesHumansLow Back PainLumbar VertebraeSacrumSingle Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed TomographyBack painReferred painSPECT/CTYoung athletes

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PMID27387155
PMCPMC4936246

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