Extra-osseous fat fluid level: A specific sign for osteomyelitis

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 101-104

  Kumar, Jyoti ^a   Bandhu, Suman ^a   Kumar, Atin ^a   Alam, Shah ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Extra osseous; Fat fluid level; Magnetic resonance imaging; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE BIOPSY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT EFFUSION; LEG EDEMA; LEG PAIN; LEG SWELLING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34248546159     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-006-0194-1     Document Type: Article

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