A Clinical Study of Nineteen Cases with Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis. Evaluation by Magetic Resonance Imaging. : Evaluation by Magetic Resonance Imaging

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We studied 19 cases with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis, and evaluated these using MR imaging and markers of inflammation. Infectious vertebrae, 7 days after onset already showed irregularity of end plates and abnormalities of signal intensity or MR imaging. Although CRP had been negative, on MR imaging, infectious vertebrae showed signs of inflammation and abscess, with paravertebral abscess still present. We concluded that MR imaging is useful for following-up patients with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis.