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Inflammation and Infection: Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH)

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Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a common condition of unknown etiology that typically presents with spondylophytes of the lower thoracic spine. The lesions may show increased uptake on late-phase bone scan, and hybrid imaging can avoid confusion with metastatic disease or osteophytes seen in primary osteoarthritis.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium

    Tim Van den Wyngaert

  2. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MICA – IPPON), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

    Tim Van den Wyngaert

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  1. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

    Tim Van den Wyngaert

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Gopinath Gnanasegaran

  3. Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland

    Klaus Strobel

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    Gopinath Gnanasegaran

  2. Antwerp University Hospital, Wirijk, Belgium

    Tim Van den Wyngaert

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Van den Wyngaert, T. (2023). Inflammation and Infection: Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH). In: Van den Wyngaert, T., Gnanasegaran, G., Strobel, K. (eds) Clinical Atlas of Bone SPECT/CT. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26449-8_105

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