%0 Journal Article %A N.W. Jenkins %A J.F. Talbott %A V. Shah %A P. Pandit %A Y. Seo %A W.P. Dillon %A S. Majumdar %T [18F]-Sodium Fluoride PET MR–Based Localization and Quantification of Bone Turnover as a Biomarker for Facet Joint–Induced Disability %D 2017 %R 10.3174/ajnr.A5348 %J American Journal of Neuroradiology %P 2028-2031 %V 38 %N 10 %X SUMMARY: Our aim was to prospectively evaluate the relationship between low back pain–related disability and quantitative measures from [18F]-sodium fluoride ([18F]-NaF) MR imaging. Six patients with facetogenic low back pain underwent dynamic [18F]-NaF PET/MR imaging. PET metrics were correlated with clinical measures and MR imaging grading of lumbar facet arthropathy. A significant positive correlation was observed between maximum facet joint uptake rate and clinical disability (P < .05). These data suggest that dynamic [18F]-NaF PET may serve as a useful biomarker for facetogenic disability.FJfacet jointIPAQInternational Physical Activity QuestionnairemaxmaximumminminimummL/ccm/minmilliliters/cubic centimeter/minuteODIOswestry Disability IndexSUVstandard uptake value %U https://www.ajnr.org/content/ajnr/38/10/2028.full.pdf