Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and apparent diffusion coefficient mapping for diagnosing infectious spondylodiscitis: a preliminary study.

Chen, Tai-Yuan; Wu, Te-Chang; Tsui, Yu-Kun; Chen, Hou-Hsun; Lin, Chien-Jen; Lee, Huey-Jen; Wu, Tai-Ching

Chen, Tai-Yuan; Wu, Te-Chang; Tsui, Yu-Kun; Chen, Hou-Hsun; Lin, Chien-Jen; Lee, Huey-Jen; Wu, Tai-Ching.

Affiliation

Chen TY; Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Medical Imaging, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan; Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan; Shu Zen College of Medicine and Management, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

J Neuroimaging ; 25(3): 482-7, 2015.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25040595

Subject(s)

Algorithms; Bacterial Infections/pathology; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods; Discitis/pathology; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted/methods; Intervertebral Disc/pathology; Aged; Female; Humans; Image Enhancement/methods; Male; Pilot Projects; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity

Key words

Apparent diffusion coefficient; degenerative disc disease; diffusion-weighted imaging; infectious spondylodiscitis; magnetic resonance imaging

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bacterial Infections / Algorithms / Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Discitis / Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Intervertebral Disc Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: J Neuroimaging Journal subject: DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM / NEUROLOGIA Year: 2015 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Taiwan Country of publication: United States

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