Spondylodiscitis: Clinical and magnetic resonance diagnosis

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 1741-1746

  Maiuri, Francesco ^a   Iaconetta, Giorgio ^a   Gallicchio, Biagio ^a   Manto, Andrea ^a   Briganti, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intervertebral disc; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spine; Spondylitis; Tuberculous infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRUCELLA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SPONDYLITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ADULT; AGED; DISCITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031424166     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199708010-00012     Document Type: Article

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