Abstract
We reviewed 28 patients with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis treated in Kyushu Rosai Hospital between 1988 and 1995, Subjects were evaluated according to their radiographic and MR imaging findings as well as laboratory markers of inflammation. The mean age of patients was 57.6 years (15 to 75 years) and mean period of follow-up was 27.3 months (range, 3 to 77 months). In 21 patients, the onset of disease was acute, in 5 subacute and in 2 mild. There were man cases in which signs of inflammation and vertebral or disk abscess decreased on MR imaging when CRP improved. However there were others cases in which normalization of CRP was associated with worsening of inflammation and abscess. We concluded that MR imaging is useful for follow up of patients with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
