Imaging of tuberculosis of the spine

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 439-445

  Teo, E L H J ^a   Peh, W C G ^b  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Singapore Health Services   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Infective spondylitis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiography; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BACKACHE; BONE DESTRUCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE; MENINGITIS; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 4644278139     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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