Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Childhood Discitis

Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Childhood Discitis

Diagnosis of disc space infection in childhood is often delayed and is usually made on the basis of multiple roentgenographic, laboratory, and nuclear imaging studies. Four cases of septic discitis in children are described. Special emphasis is placed on the diagnostic findings with magnetic resonan...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pediatric orthopaedics 1987-03, Vol.7 (2), p.164-167
Hauptverfasser: Szalay, Elizabeth A, Green, Neil E, Heller, Richard M, Horev, Gadi, Kirchner, Sandra G
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Sprache:eng
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Bacterial arthritis and osteitis
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Intervertebral Disc
Lumbosacral Region
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Male
Medical sciences
Spondylitis - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:Diagnosis of disc space infection in childhood is often delayed and is usually made on the basis of multiple roentgenographic, laboratory, and nuclear imaging studies. Four cases of septic discitis in children are described. Special emphasis is placed on the diagnostic findings with magnetic resonance imaging. Magnetic resonance sensitivity for this entity and its role in comparison with other imaging modalities are discussed.
ISSN:0271-6798
1539-2570
DOI:10.1097/01241398-198703000-00010