Diagnostic accuracy of MR imaging in tuberculous spondylitis

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1581-1589

  Danchaivijitr, Nasuda ^a   Temram, Siriwan ^a   Thepmongkhol, Kullathorn ^a   Chiewvit, Pipat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Spondylitis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDEMA; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE DISEASE; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE; SPONDYLITIS; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 34548660767     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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