ReviewInsights into imaging2021
Spinal disorders mimicking infection.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Differentiating Tuberculous and Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis: Part II: MRI/CT Features, Prediction Models, and the Role of PET/CT-A Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Infectious Spondylodiscitis of Bacterial Causes in Adults: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- C-arm-guided percutaneous biopsy combined with mNGS: a dual-modality strategy for optimizing diagnosis and targeted management of spinal infections.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 · 2026Review
- Interspinous Bursitis due toCase reports in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Unilateral biportal endoscopic decompression for thoracic intraspinal gout with ossified ligamentum flavum: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Non-Infectious Spinal Diseases Mimicking Infection: A Pictorial Essay.Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology · 2025Review
- Spondylodiscitis associated with recurrentBJR case reports · 2025Article
- Charcot spinal arthropathy: a case series.Spinal cord series and cases · 2025Article
- Spondylodiscitis of the thoraco-lumbar spine: diagnostic performance of dual-energy CT vs MRI.European radiology · 2025Article
- Cervical spine infection arising from chronic paronychia: A case report and review of literature.World journal of orthopedics · 2024Article
- Combined Use of External Iliac Lymph Node Count and Bone Scintigraphy for PJI Diagnosis: A Prospective Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- [Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Imaging of Spondylodiscitis: A Comprehensive Updated Review-Multimodality Imaging Findings, Differential Diagnosis, and Specific Microorganisms Detection.Microorganisms · 2024Review
- Understanding a mass in the paraspinal region: an anatomical approach.Insights into imaging · 2023Review
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Spinal infections are very commonly encountered by radiologists in their routine clinical practice. In case of typical MRI features, the diagnosis is relatively easy to interpret, all the more so if the clinical and laboratory findings are in agreement with the radiological findings. In many cases, the radiologist is able to make the right diagnosis, thereby avoiding a disco-vertebral biopsy, which is technically challenging and associated with a risk of negative results. However, several diseases mimic similar patterns, such as degenerative changes (Modic) and crystal-induced discopathy. Differentiation between these diagnoses relies on imaging changes in endplate contours as well as in disc signal. This review sought to illustrate the imaging pattern of spinal diseases mimicking an infection and to define characteristic MRI and CT patterns allowing to distinguish between these different disco-vertebral disorders. The contribution of advanced techniques, such as DWI and dual-energy CT (DECT) is also discussed.
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