ReviewMicroorganisms2024
Imaging of Spondylodiscitis: A Comprehensive Updated Review-Multimodality Imaging Findings, Differential Diagnosis, and Specific Microorganisms Detection.
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- 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
- Lumbar Plexus Disorders Presenting as Low Back Pain: A Narrative Review of a Practical Diagnostic Imaging Approach.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Novel MRI-based quantitative signal-intensity ratio scores for differentiation of pyogenic and tuberculous spondylitis.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
- Differentiating Tuberculous and Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis: Part I-Epidemiology, Clinical Features, Laboratory Markers, and Tissue-Based Diagnosis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Clinical utility of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in diagnosing spinal infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.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
- Ventral Cervical Epidural Abscess Presenting as a Stroke Mimic With Paradoxical Thoracic Sensory Level: Diagnostic Challenges and Multimodal Management.The American journal of case reports · 2026Article
- Infectious Spondylodiscitis of Bacterial Causes in Adults: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Staphylococcus aureus Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis in a Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Rituximab.Cureus · 2026Article
- Segmental instrumentation in spinal infections: evaluating the role of metal implants in treatment outcomes.Journal of medicine and life · 2026Article
- Clinical, laboratory, and MRI features differentiating tuberculous and pyogenic spondylodiscitis: a propensity score-matched analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
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- Clinical characteristics, microbiological landscape, and severity-stratified management of pyogenic spondylitis: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Observational
- Diagnostic value of quantitative SPECT/CT integrated parameters for differentiating spinal tuberculosis from spinal metastases.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Imaging clues for the diagnosis of various pathogenic causes of infectious spondylitis.Skeletal radiology · 2025Review
- Infection ofRadiology case reports · 2025Article
- Complicated Pyelonephritis Leading to Vertebral Osteomyelitis: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Considerations.Cureus · 2025Article
- The Never Ending Story-What Are the Differentiable Magnetic Resonance Imaging Characteristics Between Pyogenic and Mycobacterial Thoracolumbar Infections?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Predicting Surgical Site Infections in Spine Surgery: Association of Postoperative Lymphocyte Reduction.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Infectious Multisegmental Spondylodiscitis in a Swine Farmer: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Insights.Cureus · 2024Article
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Abstract
Spondylodiscitis is defined by infectious conditions involving the vertebral column. The incidence of the disease has constantly increased over the last decades. Imaging plays a key role in each phase of the disease. Indeed, radiological tools are fundamental in (i) the initial diagnostic recognition of spondylodiscitis, (ii) the differentiation against inflammatory, degenerative, or calcific etiologies, (iii) the disease staging, as well as (iv) to provide clues to orient towards the microorganisms involved. This latter aim can be achieved with a mini-invasive procedure (e.g., CT-guided biopsy) or can be non-invasively supposed by the analysis of the CT, positron emission tomography (PET) CT, or MRI features displayed. Hence, this comprehensive review aims to summarize all the multimodality imaging features of spondylodiscitis. This, with the goal of serving as a reference for Physicians (infectious disease specialists, spine surgeons, radiologists) involved in the care of these patients. Nonetheless, this review article may offer starting points for future research articles.
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