Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Tuberculous Spondylitis
| Autor: | Ufuk Talu, Mustafa Sirvanci, Senol Akman, Azmi Hamzaoglu, Abdullah Gogus |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Radiography Thoracic Vertebrae Diagnosis Differential Humans Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Child Spondylitis Aged Retrospective Studies medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Entire spinal column Magnetic resonance imaging Middle Aged medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sagittal plane medicine.anatomical_structure Child Preschool Thoracic vertebrae Female Surgery Plain radiographs Tuberculosis Spinal Radiology Differential diagnosis business |
| Zdroj: | Orthopedics. 26:69-73 |
| ISSN: | 1938-2367 0147-7447 |
| DOI: | 10.3928/0147-7447-20030101-17 |
| Popis: | The clinical and imaging findings of patients with a confirmed diagnosis of tuberculous spondylitis were retrospectively analyzed to assess the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and determine the different patterns of spine involvement. Fifty-three patients with plain radiographs and MRI of the entire spinal column were included in the study. Sagittal T1- and T2-weighted MRIs of the entire spine and axial T1- and T2weighted MRIs at the levels of interest were retrospectively evaluated. Plain radiographic correlation was obtained in all patients. The lower thoracic and thoracolumbar spine was the most commonly involved region. Magnetic resonance imaging is effective in the early diagnosis of tuberculous spondylitis. It also detects lesions, which may not be apparent on plain radiographs. |
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