MR images of 14 patients with pyogenic and three patients with tuberculous infectious
spondylitis were studied to develop criteria for diagnosis. T1-weighted scans, 800/20 …

Retrospective evaluation was made of four patients with tuberculous spondylitis who had
been studied by MR with T1-and T2-weighted images in the sagittal plane and spin-density …

We undertook this study to document the MR appearances of evolving or resolving
infectious spondylitis. A retrospective review was carried out of all patients with infectious …

The purpose of this study was to reevaluate previously reported MR imaging findings for
vertebral osteomyelitis that include decreased signal intensity in the disk and adjacent …

The findings on magnetic resonance imaging in various types of spinal infection are
described, including disc space infection and osteomyelitis, epidural abscess, paraspinal …

Four patients with paravertebral extension of advanced tuberculous intervertebral disk-
space infection were studied by CT and MRI. In one patient gadolinium-DTPA (Gd-DTPA) …

In the appropriate clinical situation, MR imaging is a powerful tool in the diagnosis of spinal
infection. Imaging of spinal infections requires the use of a combination of T1-weighted and …

Objectives: The purposes of this study were to evaluate the nature of the paraspinal soft
tissue mass and the location of the lesion involved using magnetic resonance imaging and …

The value of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in evaluating granulomatous spinal
infection was retrospectively assessed in 81 patients with proved disease; 27 were …

To the Editor: Infectious spondylitis is an infection by a specific organism of one or more
components of the spine, namely the vertebrae, intervertebral disks, paraspinal abnormal …