Magnetic resonance imaging in non-specific discitis

Abstract

In this 20-month-old girl with non-specific spondylodiscitis the typical clinical presentation was absent. A definite diagnosis was made by radiological examination. Several reports have appeared in the literature concerning the importance of MRI as a new imaging modality in the diseases of the spine, including spondylodiscitis. In the present report we discuss the potential role of MRI in early diagnosis of spondylodiscitis in childhood.

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“…Soft tissue imaging can elucidate several other similar diagnoses such as transverse myelitis and bone or soft tissue tumours. Several other articles advocate the role of MRI in the early diagnosis of spondylodiscitis;4 5 11 15 17 18 see also table 1. As early as 2001, MRI has been shown to reduce the delay in the diagnosis of discitis from approximately 16 to 7 days 4.…”