Open AccessThe role of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of postoperative spondylodiscitis
Author(s) -
Tatjana Stošić-Opinćal,
Vesna Perić,
Danica Grujičić,
Svetlana Gavrilović,
I. Golubičić
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp0405479s
Subject(s) - spondylodiscitis , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , discitis , radiology , neuroradiology , sagittal plane , vertebral osteomyelitis , osteomyelitis , intervertebral disc , nuclear medicine , surgery , neurology , psychiatry
Spondylodiscitis, discitis associated with vertebral osteomyelitis may follow disc-removal surgery. A targeted successful treatment of spinal infections requires clinical and laboratory data that are completed by the contribution of imaging procedures. Neuroimaging provides precise information on correct topography, localization, propagation, and differential diagnosis of spinal infectious lesions. The aim of this study was to present magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in patients with postoperative spondylodiscitis.