Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
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The authors reviewed planar, SPECT and other contemporaneous radiologic images of the spine and the medical records of 33 patients with back pain after lumbar fusion surgery in order to determine the value of SPECT in the assessment of painful late effects of spinal fusion surgery. ⋯ In addition to the already established value of SPECT in detecting painful pseudoarthrosis, our results indicate that SPECT is of value in the assessment of painful late effects of fusion.
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Technetium-99m-HMPAO-labeled leukocyte imaging is now an accepted technique in the assessment of adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but its role in pediatric patients has not been studied. ⋯ The 99mTc-HMPAO-labeled leukocyte scan is an excellent technique for the detection, localization and characterization of IBD in children.