Pott's spine: Diagnostic imaging modalities and technology advancements

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 404-411

  Ansari, Sajid ^a   Amanullah, Md ^b   Ahmad, Kaleem ^a   Rauniyar, Raj Kumar ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pott's spine; Radiography; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; PENTETIC ACID;

CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KYPHOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 84880949611     PISSN: 22501541     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.115775     Document Type: Review

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