# Diagnostic Value of 18F-Fluoride-PET/MRI in the Management of Suspected Facet Joint Arthropathy

> **NCT03317275** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Balgrist University Hospital** · enrollment: 50 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Arthropathy of Lumbar Facet
- Pain, Back

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** 18F-Fluoride-PET/MRI
- **PROCEDURE:** facet injection
- **OTHER:** pain assessment by VAS

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03317275
- **Lead sponsor:** Balgrist University Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2017-05-26
- **Primary completion:** 2020-04-24
- **Final completion:** 2020-04-24
- **Target enrollment:** 50 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2020-06-09

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03317275

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03317275, "Diagnostic Value of 18F-Fluoride-PET/MRI in the Management of Suspected Facet Joint Arthropathy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03317275. Licensed CC0.

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