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ArticleJapanese journal of radiology2025

Added value of 18Fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) PET/MRI for evaluation of failed back surgery syndrome: comparison with non-contrast MRI.

Yu-Shiou Weng, Chi-Tun Tang, Wei-Chou Chang, Guo-Shu Huang, Chuang-Hsin Chiu, Shih-Wei Chiang, Chia-Wei Lee, Yi-Chih Hsu

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Article in Japanese journal of radiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Yu-Shiou WengDepartment of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, No. 325, Sec. 2, Cheng-Kung Rd., Neihu 114, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Chi-Tun TangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Wei-Chou ChangDepartment of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, No. 325, Sec. 2, Cheng-Kung Rd., Neihu 114, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Guo-Shu HuangDepartment of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, No. 325, Sec. 2, Cheng-Kung Rd., Neihu 114, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Chuang-Hsin ChiuDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Shih-Wei ChiangDepartment of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, No. 325, Sec. 2, Cheng-Kung Rd., Neihu 114, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Chia-Wei LeeGE Healthcare, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yi-Chih HsuDepartment of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, No. 325, Sec. 2, Cheng-Kung Rd., Neihu 114, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. doc31578@gmail.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesGiven increasing research suggesting the utility of positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) in identifying the pain generator of low back pain, our study aims to assess its effectiveness in evaluating the source of pain in patients with failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) by comparing the performance of fluorine-18-labeled fluorodeoxyglucose (

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed data from patients with FBSS who underwent

resultsAmong 30 included patients, the diagnostic accuracy of pain source recognition was higher for

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Failed Back Surgery SyndromeFluorodeoxyglucose F18Magnetic Resonance ImagingMultimodal ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyAdultAgedFemaleHumansLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityFluorodeoxyglucose F18RadiopharmaceuticalsFailed back surgery syndromeMagnetic resonance imagingPainPositron emission tomographySpine

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