Brucellar spondylodiscitis: Magnetic resonance imaging features with conventional sequences and diffusion-weighted imaging;Spondilodiscite brucellare: aspetti in risonanza magnetica con sequenze convenzionali e sequenze pesate in diffusione

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 794-803

  Oztekin, O ^a   Calli, C ^b   Adibelli, Z ^a   Kitis, O ^b   Eren, C ^c   Altinok, T ^d  

^a Izmir Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c TEPECIK EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d Buca Medical Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Diffusion weighted imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spondylodiscitis; Vertebrae

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISKITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRUCELLOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DISCITIS; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77955471999     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-010-0530-3     Document Type: Article

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