CT AND MR IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ADVANCED SPINAL TUBERCULOSIS

Authors
CREMIN BJ JAMIESON DH HOFFMAN EB
Citation
Bj. Cremin et al., CT AND MR IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ADVANCED SPINAL TUBERCULOSIS, Pediatric radiology, 23(4), 1993, pp. 298-300
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging",Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03010449
Volume
23
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
298 - 300
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-0449(1993)23:4<298:CAMITM>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
In regions where tuberculosis is endemic, CT and MR are of limited use in making the initial diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis. Their optimum use is for monitoring the management of cases involving paralysis. CT best evaluates the integrity of posterior bony structures which provi de spinal stability and MR best demonstrates the content and extent of the extradural mass that is causing the paralysis. Their use is illus trated by three recent cases.