SPECT IN AVULSION INJURY OF THE MULTIFIDUS AND ROTATOR MUSCLES OF THELUMBAR REGION

Authors
HOWARTH D SOUTHEE A CARDEW P FRONT D
Citation
D. Howarth et al., SPECT IN AVULSION INJURY OF THE MULTIFIDUS AND ROTATOR MUSCLES OF THELUMBAR REGION, Clinical nuclear medicine, 19(7), 1994, pp. 571-574
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Clinical nuclear medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
03639762
Volume
19
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
571 - 574
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-9762(1994)19:7<571:SIAIOT>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A 37-year-old man was investigated for a work-related back injury with plain radiography, CT scan, bone scintigraphy, and SPECT. SPECT was a ble to demonstrate multiple sites of increased isotope uptake not seen on plain radiographs, CT scan, or planar images. Consequently, the di agnosis of avulsion injury of the multifidus and rotator muscles of th e lumbar region was made. SPECT appears to have a role in the specific diagnosis of work-related back injuries.