MR imaging findings in spinal infections: Rules or myths?

Radiology

Volumn 228, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 506-514

  Ledermann, Hans Peter ^a   Schweitzer, Mark E ^b   Morrison, William B ^b   Carrino, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance (MR), contrast enhancement; Spine, infection; Spine, intervertebral disks; Spine, MR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISKITIS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE DISEASE; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISCITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFECTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0042844540     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2282020752     Document Type: Article

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