[Spondylitis: borderline findings in magnetic resonance tomography]

N Hosten; A J Lemke; H M Mayer; S W Dihlmann; E Pichler; R Felix

[Spondylitis: borderline findings in magnetic resonance tomography]

Aktuelle Radiol. 1995 May;5(3):164-8.

[Article in German]

Authors

N Hosten¹, A J Lemke, H M Mayer, S W Dihlmann, E Pichler, R Felix

Affiliation

¹ Strahlenklinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Rudolf Virchow, Freie Universität Berlin.

PMID: 7605814

Abstract

MR studies of 41 patients with confirmed spondylitis were evaluated with regard to imaging findings resembling metastases or fracture. 30 patients had MR results considered typical for spondylitis (contiguous changes in two vertebrae and disc, soft tissue tumour). 11 patients had MR studies differing from this pattern. Absence of soft tissue involvement and discontinuous marrow changes may be misdiagnosed as bone marrow metastases.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adult
Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
Contrast Media
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Gadolinium DTPA
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae / pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Middle Aged
Organometallic Compounds
Pentetic Acid / analogs & derivatives
Spinal Fractures / diagnosis
Spinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Spinal Neoplasms / secondary
Spondylitis / diagnosis*
Thoracic Vertebrae / pathology
Tuberculosis, Spinal / diagnosis

Substances

Contrast Media
Organometallic Compounds
Pentetic Acid
Gadolinium DTPA