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Clinical Nuclear Medicine· 2015Q2

Limbus Vertebra on Bone Scintigraphy in a Pediatric Patient

Wei Zhang, Summer L. Kaplan, Sabah Servaes, Hongming Zhuang

Short summary

Bone SPECT imaging identified increased tracer activity in a pediatric patient's L4 vertebral body, revealing a limbus vertebra, a finding typically seen in adults.

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Key points

  • Bone SPECT imaging revealed increased tracer activity in the anterior L4 vertebral body of a pediatric patient.
  • MRI confirmed the finding as a limbus vertebra.
  • Limbus vertebrae are typically seen in adult patients and are generally asymptomatic.
  • This case demonstrates a limbus vertebra presenting with symptoms in a pediatric patient.

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Abstract

Limbus vertebra involving the anterosuperior corner of a vertebral body is usually seen in adult patients, and it generally does not cause symptoms. An 8-year-old girl experienced lower back pain. Bone SPECT images revealed significantly increased tracer activity in the region of the anterior L4 vertebral body, which was shown on MRI to be a limbus vertebra.

The authors' abstract, as published at the source. Clinical Nuclear Medicine, 2015 · DOI ↗

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