Detection of Soft-Tissue and Skeletal Infections with Ultra Low-Field (0.02 T) MR Imaging
| Autor: | L. Porkka, R. Raininko, Ilpo Hovi, A. Kivisaari, I. Suramo, D. Hopfner-Hallikainen, R. Sepponen, M. Valtonen, O. Korhola, M. Taavitsainen, P. Hekali, Ville Valtonen |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry Ultra low field Soft tissue Magnetic resonance imaging General Medicine Musculoskeletal infection Mr imaging 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Radiology T2 weighted business |
| Zdroj: | Acta Radiologica. 30:495-499 |
| ISSN: | 1600-0455 0284-1851 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/02841858909175316 |
| Popis: | To evaluate the use of ultra low-field (0.02 T) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the diagnosis of musculoskeletal infection, MR examinations with T2 weighted sequences were performed in 61 patients thought to be suffering from one of four major diagnostic categories: Soft-tissue abscesses (n=22), osteomyelitis (n=21), septic arthritis (n=9) and spondylitis (n=9). Infection was confirmed for 37 of these 61 patients. The verified abscesses, arthritis, spondylitis and acute osteomyelitis could be detected by 0.02 T MR. The sensitivity was poor in cases of chronic osteomyelitis. There was one false positive finding in a patient with a possible soft tissue infection. The 0.02 T MR examination failed four times. Two patients were too heavy and another 2 patients had magnetic material in or near the scanning field. Compared with computed tomography and isotope scanning, 0.02 T MR proved a little more informative, but without any statistical significance. |
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