Imaging of Spinal Infections

Seminars in Roentgenology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 363-379

  Lury, Kenneth ^a   Smith, J Keith ^a   Castillo, Mauricio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; DISEASE COURSE; DURA MATER; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMAN; IMAGING; INFECTION; MENINX; MYCOSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PARASITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; SPINE DISEASE; SPONDYLITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGITIS; MYELITIS; SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 33748949078     PISSN: 0037198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ro.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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