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Positive findings can be seen on the bone scan in the fractured second lumbar vertebra (L2)(A). Coronal section (B) and axial sections of twelfth thoracic vertebra (T12) (C), L1 (D), L2 (E) and the first sacral vertebra (S1) (F) in FDG-PET are shown. There are no obvious differences between FDG uptake in metastatic vertebrae of T12 (C), L2 (E), and the non-metastatic vertebrae of L1 (D) and S1 (F). FDG-PET, [18F]-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose-positron emission tomography.
