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Nine-Grid Area Division Method: A New Ideal Bone Puncture Region for Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in Lumbar Spine
Published on: August 9, 2024
Cold defect on bone scan in a vertebral body after percutaneous vertebroplasty
William C Lavely1, Amit D Malhotra, Harvey A Ziessman
1The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 601 N. Caroline Street JHOC 3223, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. wlavely1@jhmi.edu
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.
