50
Participants
Start Date
May 26, 2017
Primary Completion Date
April 24, 2020
Study Completion Date
April 24, 2020
18F-Fluoride-PET/MRI
facet joint injection guided by the anatomical localization of causative structures by PET/MRI compared to standard assessment techniques.
facet injection
facet joint local anesthetic and corticosteroid injection according to the 18F-Fluoride-PET/MRI result or based on current standard clinical practise (MRI and clinical correlation) respectively
pain assessment by VAS
VAS questionnaire immediately before the facet joint injection, at 15 minutes, 1 day, 1 week and 1 month after the injection, as performed routinely in our institution.
University Clinic Balgrist, Zurich
University of Zurich
OTHER
Balgrist University Hospital
OTHER