Najmeh Rohani MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Oleg Teytelboym MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

   Become familiar with typical clinical presentations of spinal infections. Understand imaging findings in spinal infection. Become aware of potential interpretative pitfalls. Understand various imaging options including CT, MRI, FDG PET-CT, and nuclear medicine. Identify challenges in follow up and evaluating response to treatment.  

Epidemiology and typical clinical presentations of spinal infections. Pathophysiology of infection spread and commonly involved pathogens. Diagnostic work up of suspected spinal infection including approach to patients who cannot undergo MRI. Review of diagnostic accuracy and pictorial illustration of spondylodiscitisappearance on various modalities: CT, MRI, FDG PET-CT, and nuclear medicine. Illustration of common and unusual complications of spondylodiscitis. Review and illustration of imaging pitfalls that may contribute to diagnostic delays; and practical tips for avoiding them. Review of spondylodiscitisdifferential diagnosis. Discussion and illustration of difficulties in treatment response assessment and follow up of spondylodiscitis.

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Rohani, N, Teytelboym, O, Spondylodiscitis; What Radiologists Need to Know.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14017001.html