ReviewMicroorganisms2022
Imaging of Musculoskeletal Soft-Tissue Infections in Clinical Practice: A Comprehensive Updated Review.
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30 citing papers in PubMed.
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- CT of Soft Tissue Infections: Current and Future Perspectives from Diagnosis to Treatment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Imaging of acute musculoskeletal infections in children and their differential diagnoses.Pediatric radiology · 2026Review
- Postpartum intramuscular abscess of the biceps femoris in a patient with a history of intravenous drug use.Radiology case reports · 2026Article
- Host-response trajectories in necrotizing fasciitis: host-pathogen interactions, immune evasion, and immunoparalysis.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Review
- Novel Sonoguided Digital Palpation and Hydrodissection for Sural Nerve Dysfunction Mimicking Achilles Tendinopathy in a Psoriasis Patient.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Beyond the Break: Radiologic Diagnosis and Outcomes of Necrotizing Fasciitis Complicating Orthopedic Fractures.Cureus · 2025Review
- Automated Detection of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Features by Computed Tomography.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Unlocking Musculoskeletal Anatomy: Enhancing Second-Year Medical Students' Knowledge Recall and Self-Efficacy with a Physician-Led Ultrasound Session.Medical science educator · 2025Article
- Forensic insights into primary pyomyositis: autopsy and post-mortem CT scan based-analysis.International journal of legal medicine · 2025Article
- Advances in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for Assistive Diagnosis in Pain Clinics.Pain and therapy · 2025Review
- Clinical Application of Infrared Thermography in Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review.Mediterranean journal of rheumatology · 2025Article
- Computed Tomography Imaging Characteristics in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Cellulitis in Patients with Leg Swelling.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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- Complicated and deep bacterial skin and soft tissue infections.Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 2025Review
- Imaging of MSK infections in the ER.Skeletal radiology · 2024Review
- Imaging of lower extremity infections: predisposing conditions, atypical infections, mimics, and differentiating features.Skeletal radiology · 2024Review
- Lower extremity infections: Essential anatomy and multimodality imaging findings.Skeletal radiology · 2024Review
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Abstract
Musculoskeletal soft-tissue infections include a wide range of clinical conditions that are commonly encountered in both emergency departments and non-emergency clinical settings. Since clinical signs, symptoms, and even laboratory tests can be unremarkable or non-specific, imaging plays a key role in many cases. MRI is considered the most comprehensive and sensitive imaging tool available for the assessment of musculoskeletal infections. Ultrasound is a fundamental tool, especially for the evaluation of superficially located diseases and for US-guided interventional procedures, such as biopsy, needle-aspiration, and drainage. Conventional radiographs can be very helpful, especially for the detection of foreign bodies and in cases of infections with delayed diagnosis displaying bone involvement. This review article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the radiological tools available and the imaging features of the most common musculoskeletal soft-tissue infections, including cellulitis, necrotizing and non-necrotizing fasciitis, foreign bodies, abscess, pyomyositis, infectious tenosynovitis, and bursitis.
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