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16107234

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-18
pubmed:abstractText
Imaging plays a key role in the evaluation of patients with known or suspected musculoskeletal infection. Although conventional radiograph still remains as the initial imaging approach, it has low sensitivity and specificity in the setting of acute infection. Magnetic resonance is highly sensitive for the detection of acute osteomyelitis and septic arthritis. Computed tomography is usually reserved for guided interventional procedures (eg, aspiration or drainage) and for evaluation of sinus tracts in chronic infections. Ultrasound is useful for fluid detection in joints and soft tissues but limited in bone assessment. Nuclear medicine, with the different radiotracers currently available, is highly sensitive for the diagnosis of acute osteomyelitis. Newer radiotracers are being developed that promise high sensitivity and specificity for the detection of these pathologies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1523-3847
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
365-72
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Musculoskeletal infection imaging: past, present, and future.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1542 Tulane Avenue, Room 212, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. crestr@lsuhsc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article