Pseudosparing of the endplate: A potential pitfall in using MR imaging to diagnose infectious spondylitis

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 777-780

  Wolansky, Leo J ^a   Heary, Robert F ^a   Patterson, Tara ^a   Friedenberg, Jeffrey S ^a   Tholany, Justin ^a   Chen, Janet K ^a   Patel, Nimish ^a   Doddakashi, Satish ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 0032992109     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.172.3.10063881     Document Type: Article

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