• Neurosurg Focus · Jul 2013

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    Clinical value of 2-deoxy-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

    • Sven O Eicker, Karl-Josef Langen, Norbert Galldiks, Gabriele Stoffels, Jörg Herdmann, Hans-Jakob Steiger, and Frank W Floeth.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany. s.eicker@uke.de
    • Neurosurg Focus. 2013 Jul 1; 35 (1): E2.

    AbstractCervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is one of the most common spinal cord disorders in the elderly. It is usually diagnosed by MRI, but in a significant number of patients the clinical course of CSM does not correlate with the extent of the spinal cord compression. Recent studies have suggested that a distinct metabolic pattern of the cervical cord, as assessed by PET with 2-deoxy-[(18)F]fluoro-D-glucose ((18)F-FDG) may predict a patient's clinical outcome after decompressive surgery for cervical spine stenosis. The authors provide an overview of the recent literature regarding the value of PET with (18)F-FDG of the cervical cord in patients with CSM, paying attention to prognostic aspects and the potential role of inflammatory processes in the acute phase of the disease.

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