1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Delhi
2Department of Radiology, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Delhi
*Correspondence to: Dr Rajnish Sharma, Scientist D, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Brig. S. K. Mazumdar Marg, Timarpur, Delhi-110054, India. E-Mail: drrsms@rediffmail.com
The authors report a case of vertebral osteomyelitis detected on 99mTc-ciprofloxacin scan in a 50 year old female and conferred by low voltage CT system provided forfusion imaging with the gamma camera. A differential diagnosis of infective spondylitis was given on MRI scan, later a bone FNAC established a diagnosis of salmonella osteomyelitis. Thus 99mTc-ciprofloxacin scan is useful in detection of infection of spine, Fusion imaging using nuclear scan and low end CT can provide additional anatomical information in spine infection.
99mTc Ciprofloxacin, Fusion Imaging, Salmonella vertebral osteomyelitis
