Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebra Diagnosed on 99mTc-Methylene Diphosphonate SPECT/CT

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

Zaid Al-faham¹  Helena R. Balon¹  Mohammad A. Kassir¹  Nicholas Abel¹ 

[1] Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MichiganDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan

关键词: bone;    SPECT;    SPECT/CT;    Bertolloti syndrome;    lumbosacral transitional vertebra;   

DOI  :  10.2967/jnmt.114.146639

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Society of Nuclear Medicine

【 摘 要 】

Lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV) is a congenital anomaly of the lumbosacral junction. The association between back pain and LSTV is controversial; however, in our patient the symptoms localized to a hemisacralized left transverse process of L5. LSTV should be included in the differential diagnosis in young patients with lower back pain, and scintigraphic imaging should be considered for diagnostic purposes.

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