Percutaneous Sacroplasty Using CT Fluoroscopy
K.F. Laytona,
K.R. Thielena and
J.T. Walda
a Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn

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Fig 1. A, Axial pelvic CT demonstrates subtle bilateral sacral insufficiency fractures (arrows).
B, Bone scintigraphy examination demonstrates increased radiotracer uptake (arrows) in the sacral insufficiency fractures.
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Fig 2. A, Axial CT fluoroscopic image demonstrates clear visualization of the injected cement in the left S1 level and the second needle on the right.
B, CT fluoroscopic image during injection of the right S1 level demonstrates the cement tracts bilaterally.
C, Postprocedure sacral CT demonstrates excellent cement infiltration within the bilateral sacral ala.
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