Cold defect on bone scan in a vertebral body after percutaneous vertebroplasty.

Authors

William C Lavely
Amit Malhotra MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Harvey A Ziessman
Kieran P J Murphy

Publication/Presentation Date

12-1-2006

Abstract

Percutaneous vertebroplasty using bone cements is increasingly being used to stabilize osteoporotic spinal compression fractures. Although the scintigraphic appearance of compression fractures has been well-described, the post-vertebroplasty bone scan appearance has not. This case report describes a characteristic cold defect of a vertebral body after percutaneous vertebroplasty.

Volume

35

Issue

12

First Page

946

Last Page

948

ISSN

0364-2348

Published In/Presented At

Lavely, W. C., Malhotra, A. D., Ziessman, H. A., & Murphy, K. P. (2006). Cold defect on bone scan in a vertebral body after percutaneous vertebroplasty. Skeletal radiology, 35(12), 946–948. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-005-0059-z

Disciplines

Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology

PubMedID

16416147

Department(s)

Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging

Document Type

Article