A comparison of the diagnostic value of MRI and 18F-FDG-PET/CT in suspected spondylodiscitis

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[2] Aliyu SH(2007)Vertebral osteomyelitis: long-term disability assessment and prognostic factors J Infect. 54 129-134

[3] Brown NM(2002)Vertebral osteomyelitis: long-term outcome for 253 patients from 7 Cleveland-area hospitals Clin Infect Dis. 34 1342-1350

[4] Solis Garcia del Pozo J(2007)Complicating infectious foci in patients with Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus species bacteraemia Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 26 105-113

[5] Vives Soto M(1985)Vertebral osteomyelitis: assessment using MR Radiology. 157 157-166

[6] Solera J(2002)18F-FDG hybrid PET in patients with suspected spondylitis Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 29 516-524

[7] McHenry MC(2003)MR imaging findings in spinal infections: rules or myths? Radiology. 228 506-514

[8] Easley KA(2011)Cost-effectiveness of routine (18)F-FDG PET/CT in high-risk patients with gram-positive bacteremia J Nucl Med. 52 1673-1678

[9] Locker GA(2001)Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography findings in spondylodiscitis: preliminary results Eur Spine J. 10 534-539

[10] Cuijpers ML(2002)FDG positron emission tomography for differentiation of degenerative and infectious endplate abnormalities in the lumbar spine detected on MR imaging AJR Am J Roenterol. 179 1151-1157

[1] Gouliouris T(2010)Spondylodiscitis: update on diagnosis and management J Antimicrob Chemother. 65 11-24

[2] Aliyu SH(2007)Vertebral osteomyelitis: long-term disability assessment and prognostic factors J Infect. 54 129-134

[3] Brown NM(2002)Vertebral osteomyelitis: long-term outcome for 253 patients from 7 Cleveland-area hospitals Clin Infect Dis. 34 1342-1350

[4] Solis Garcia del Pozo J(2007)Complicating infectious foci in patients with Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus species bacteraemia Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 26 105-113

[5] Vives Soto M(1985)Vertebral osteomyelitis: assessment using MR Radiology. 157 157-166

[6] Solera J(2002)18F-FDG hybrid PET in patients with suspected spondylitis Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 29 516-524

[7] McHenry MC(2003)MR imaging findings in spinal infections: rules or myths? Radiology. 228 506-514

[8] Easley KA(2011)Cost-effectiveness of routine (18)F-FDG PET/CT in high-risk patients with gram-positive bacteremia J Nucl Med. 52 1673-1678

[9] Locker GA(2001)Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography findings in spondylodiscitis: preliminary results Eur Spine J. 10 534-539

[10] Cuijpers ML(2002)FDG positron emission tomography for differentiation of degenerative and infectious endplate abnormalities in the lumbar spine detected on MR imaging AJR Am J Roenterol. 179 1151-1157