Can imaging findings help differentiate spinal neuropathic arthropathy from disk space infection? Initial experience

Radiology

Volumn 214, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 693-699

  Wagner, Steven C ^a   Schweitzer, Mark E ^a   Morrison, William B ^b   Przybylski, Gregory J ^a   Parker, Laurence ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), comparative studies; Magnetic resonance (MR), comparative studies; Spine, CT; Spine, diseases; Spine, infection; Spine, intervertebral disks; Spine, MR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISKITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034096117     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.214.3.r00mr16693     Document Type: Article

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