Sacroiliac Joint Asymmetry Regarding Inflammation and Bone Turnover: Assessment by FDG and NaF PET/CT.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study was undertaken to determine the role of computed tomography (CT)-based methodology to segment the SI joint and quantify the metabolic activity using positron emission tomography (PET). We measured tracer uptake in the right and left SI joints independently to look for differences between the two sides. Further, we correlated tracer uptake with BMI and studied the inter-observer variation with regard to estimated tracer uptake in the SI joints.

Methods

In this retrospective study, a total of 103 subjects (48 females, 55 males) from the CAMONA study database collected 2012-2016 at Odense University Hospital in Denmark were included. Mean age was 48±14.59 years, mean BMI was 26.68±4.31 kg/m². The SI joints were segmented on fused PET/CT images u

SUBMITTER: Al-Zaghal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661309 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature