ReviewLa Radiologia medica2021
Differentiation between infectious spondylodiscitis versus inflammatory or degenerative spinal changes: How can magnetic resonance imaging help the clinician?
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- Conservative versus early surgical treatment in the management of pyogenic spondylodiscitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
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- Andersson-like lesion in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis; a rare diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
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- Imaging clues for the diagnosis of various pathogenic causes of infectious spondylitis.Skeletal radiology · 2025Review
- Non-Infectious Spinal Diseases Mimicking Infection: A Pictorial Essay.Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology · 2025Review
- Automated radiosynthesis of [EJNMMI radiopharmacy and chemistry · 2025Article
- Quantitative MRI in Neuroimaging: A Review of Techniques, Biomarkers, and Emerging Clinical Applications.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Segmentation-based 3D volumetry and linear regression modeling for assessing the vertebral bone loss in pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- [Spondylitis and spondylodiscitis].Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- Suppurative Spondylitis Misdiagnosed as Endplate Inflammation: A Rare Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Development of a deep learning-based MRI diagnostic model for human Brucella spondylitis.Biomedical engineering online · 2025Article
- Surgical treatment of unstable spondylodiscitis with posterior instrumentation and bioactive glass (BAG-S53P4): surgical technique and results at medium-term follow-up.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2025Article
- Diagnostic imaging confusion in infectious spondylitis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Review
- Spondylodiscitis of the thoraco-lumbar spine: diagnostic performance of dual-energy CT vs MRI.European radiology · 2025Article
- The Never Ending Story-What Are the Differentiable Magnetic Resonance Imaging Characteristics Between Pyogenic and Mycobacterial Thoracolumbar Infections?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Clinical features and management of postoperative lumbar intervertebral space infections following spinal endoscopy: a retrospective analysis.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
- Spinal lesions: a comprehensive radiologic overview.Frontiers in radiology · 2025Review
- Aseptic abscess associated with SAPHO syndrome: a case report.Skeletal radiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Spondylodiscitis is a complex disease whose diagnosis and management are still challenging. The differentiation between infectious and non-infectious aetiology is mandatory to avoid delays in the treatment of life-threatening infectious conditions. Imaging methods, in particular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), play a key role in differential diagnosis. MRI provides detailed anatomical information, especially regarding the epidural space and spinal cord, and may allow differential diagnosis by assessing the characteristics of certain infectious and inflammatory/degenerative lesions. In this article, we provide an overview of the radiological characteristics and differentiating features of non-infectious inflammatory spinal disorders and infectious spondylodiscitis, focussing on MRI results and presenting relevant clinical and pathological features that help early diagnosis.
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