Value of MRI after recent diagnostic or surgical intervention in children with suspected osteomyelitis

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 191, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1595-1600

  Kan, J Herman ^a   Hilmes, Melissa A ^a   Martus, Jeffrey E ^a   Yu, Chang ^b   Hernanz Schulman, Marta ^a  

^a MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Intervention; MRI; Osteomyelitis; Pediatric imaging; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; MEDICAL RECORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOMYOSITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55549096720     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1115     Document Type: Article

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