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http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2016.17.5.565

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of Early Spondylodiscitis: Interpretive Challenges and Atypical Findings  

Yeom, Jeong A (Pusan National University School of Medicine)
Lee, In Sook (Pusan National University School of Medicine)
Suh, Hie Bum (Pusan National University School of Medicine)
Song, You Seon (Pusan National University School of Medicine)
Song, Jong Woon (Department of Radiology, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital)
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Korean Journal of Radiology / v.17, no.5, 2016 , pp. 565-580 More about this Journal
Abstract
MR findings of early infectious spondylodiscitis are non-specific and may be confused with those of other conditions. Therefore, it is important to recognize early MR signs of conditions, such as inappreciable cortical changes in endplates, confusing marrow signal intensities of vertebral bodies, and inflammatory changes in paraspinal soft tissues, and subligamentous and epidural spaces. In addition, appreciation of direct inoculation, such as in iatrogenic spondylodiscitis may be important, because the proportion of patients who have undergone recent spine surgery or a spinal procedure is increasing. In this review, the authors focus on the MR findings of early spondylodiscitis, atypical findings of iatrogenic infection, and the differentiation between spondylodiscitis and other disease entities mimicking infection.
Keywords
Spine infection; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spondylodiscitis; Iatrogenic infection;
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