Tophaceous gout of the lumbar spine mimicking an epidural abscess: MR features

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1949-1952

  Bonaldi, Vincent M ^a   Duong, Hoang ^a,c   Starr, Michael R ^a   Sarazin, Laurent ^b   Richardson, John ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Anna Laberge Hospital   (Canada)

^c Milstein Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Spine, abscess; Spine, magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; GOUT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ABSCESS; AGED; CAUDA EQUINA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIDURAL SPACE; GOUT; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0029829699     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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