18F-Naf PET/CT in pseudarthrosis after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
<sup>18</sup>F NaF PET/CT may be a useful adjunctive diagnostic tool to detect pseudarthrosis after ACDF surgery, especially in case of high clinical suspicion with standard conventional imaging not suggestive of nonunion. In our cohort, all levels (100%) with confirmed pseudarthrosis on revision surgery demonstrated InGU on PET/CT, while 41% of these levels were rated as "fused" on CT scan preoperatively. <sup>18</sup>F NaF PET/CT might also be helpful after revision surgery to rule out repseudarthrosis and identify the pain generator. These promising data need to be confirmed in larger prospective studies.
Authors
- Adrien Simonneau
- Jean-Edouard Loret
- Anne-Victoire Michaud-Robert
- Henri Pasquesoone
- Eric Lioret
- Laurent Philippe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3825-4594)
- Yacine El Yaagoubi
- Aymeric Amelot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3659-291X)
- Clément Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6720-5615)
- Caroline Prunier‐Aesch
Institutions
- Yahoo (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours (FR)
- Hôpital Bretonneau (FR)
- Vinci (France) (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Spine Journal
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2024.11.013
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57