Pitfalls in imaging of musculoskeletal infections

• Main Authors: Pattamapaspong,N., Sivasomboon,C., Settakorn,J., Pruksakorn,D., Muttarak,M.
• Format: Article
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers 2015
• Subjects: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84907813087&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38314
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

In musculoskeletal infections, imaging helps in the diagnosis and identification of disease extent. Musculoskeletal infections have variable clinical presentations related to host immune responses and virulence of pathogens. Occasionally, infectious process may mimic other entities such as autoimmun...