Neural Regeneration Research ›› 2014, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (8): 795-797.doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.131593

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The clinical rehabilitation of spine and spinal cord disorders: detection and evaluation using SPECT/CT

Max J. Scheyerer 1, Clément M.L.Werner 2, Patrick Veit-Haibach 3, 4   

  1. 1 Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center, Josef?Stelzmann?Str.9, Cologne, Germany
    2 Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    3 Department of Medical Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    4 Department of Medical Radiology, Diagnostic and Inverventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
  • Received:2014-04-11 Online:2014-04-25 Published:2014-04-25
  • Contact: Max J. Scheyerer, M.D., Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center, Josef?Stelzmann?Str.9, Cologne 50924, Germany, maxjscheyerer@gmail.com .

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Abstract:

Spine-related disorders are caused by several factors including (1) spinal nerve/visceral nerve stimulation by perivertebral aseptic inflammation, (2) spinal nerve/visceral nerve compression by injured periverterbal soft tissue, dislocated perivertebral small joint, and proliferative/degenerative tissue and, (3) secondary damage to the spinal cord, peripheral nerve, vessels and autonomic nerve, which further stimulate nerve root sheath and surrounding pain-carrying nerve fibers. Dr. Max J. Scheyerer from University Medical Center, in Germany showed that SPECT/CT can be helpful for some aspects by introducing a metabolical dimension to the classical way of morphology-based diagnostic.