Gout in the cervical spine: MR pattern mimicking diskovertebral infection

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 151-153

  Duprez, Thierry P ^a   Malghem, Jacques ^a   Vande Berg, Bruno C ^a   Noel, Henri M ^a   Munting, Everard A ^a   Maldague, Baudouin E ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Metabolic disorders; Spine, magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GOUT; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINE SURGERY;

ARTHRITIS, GOUTY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISCITIS; GOUT; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; URIC ACID;

EID: 0030024445     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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