Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of Early Spondylodiscitis: Interpretive Challenges and Atypical Findings
| Autor: | Hie Bum Suh, Jeong A Yeom, In Sook Lee, Jong Woon Song, You Seon Song |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Spondylodiscitis
medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Discitis Disease Review Article Spine infection Infections 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Diagnosis Differential 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Spine surgery Magnetic resonance imaging Medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Musculoskeletal Imaging Soft tissue medicine.disease Early Diagnosis Radiology business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Iatrogenic infection |
| Zdroj: | Korean Journal of Radiology |
| ISSN: | 2005-8330 |
| Popis: | MR findings of early infectious spondylodiscitis are non-specific and may be confused with those of other conditions. Therefore, it is important to recognize early MR signs of conditions, such as inappreciable cortical changes in endplates, confusing marrow signal intensities of vertebral bodies, and inflammatory changes in paraspinal soft tissues, and subligamentous and epidural spaces. In addition, appreciation of direct inoculation, such as in iatrogenic spondylodiscitis may be important, because the proportion of patients who have undergone recent spine surgery or a spinal procedure is increasing. In this review, the authors focus on the MR findings of early spondylodiscitis, atypical findings of iatrogenic infection, and the differentiation between spondylodiscitis and other disease entities mimicking infection. |
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