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. 2008 Jul-Aug;32(4):303-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2007.03.015.

Magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of tuberculous spondylitis vs. pyogenic spondylitis

Yuko Harada  1 , Osamu Tokuda, Naofumi Matsunaga
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Magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of tuberculous spondylitis vs. pyogenic spondylitis

Yuko Harada et al. Clin Imaging. 2008 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features differentiating tuberculous spondylitis from pyogenic spondylitis.

Methods: MR imaging findings in 10 patients with tuberculous spondylitis were retrospectively compared with those of 13 patients with pyogenic spondylitis.

Results: There were significant differences in imaging criteria (paraspinal abnormal signal, paraspinal or intraspinal abscess, thoracic spine involvement, and abnormal signal around the facet joint).

Conclusions: MR imaging is a very useful technique for differentiation of tuberculous spondylitis from pyogenic spondylitis.

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