Familial Mediterranean fever mimicking septic arthritis: Distinguishing with diffusion weighted imaging

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 105-107

  Oner, Ali Yusuf ^a   Ucar, Murat ^a   Akpek, Sergin ^a   Tokgoz, Nil ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

DWI; FMF; MRI; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COLCHICINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEVER; HUMAN; JOINT SWELLING; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; SYNOVIAL FLUID; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; SHOULDER;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; SHOULDER;

EID: 34248525041     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-006-0153-x     Document Type: Article

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