MR imaging of skeletal soft tissue infection: Utility of diffusion-weighted imaging in detecting abscess formation

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 285-294

  Harish, Srinivasan ^a,b   Chiavaras, Mary M ^a   Kotnis, Nikhil ^a   Rebello, Ryan ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b St Joseph's Healthcare ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI); MRI; Soft tissue abscess

Indexed keywords

GADOBUTROL; GADOLINIUM;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANNICULITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOMYOSITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN ABSCESS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ABSCESS; ADULT; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOSITIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79953828672     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-010-0986-1     Document Type: Article

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