Head and Neck Imaging
Imaging Features Comparison of CT and MRI on Spinal Tuberculosis
Author：ZENG Jin-guang.
affiliation：Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, Sichuan Province, China
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Objective To investigate the imaging features and value of CT and MRI on spinal tuberculosis to improve diagnosis ability. Methods 30 cases given rifampicin and isoniazide in our hospital from January 2014 to June 2015 were selected and retrospectively analyzed. Observe the imaging features and detection rate of CT and MRI on spinal tuberculosis. Results There were 2 cervical tuberculosis, 6 thoracic spinal tuberculosis, 7 thoracolumbal tuberculosis, 10 thoracolumbal tuberculosis, 3 lumbosacral vertebral tuberculosis, and 2 sacral vertebral tuberculosis. Spinal tuberculosis CT scan showed osteolytic bone, moth-eaten, bone destruction and harden, spinal canal involved, cold abscess and intervertebral space narrowing, paravertebral soft tissue can see grit calcification. Spinal tuberculosis MRI scan showed bone destruction, paravertebral abscess, intervertebral disc damage and spinal canal involvement. Conclusion The combination of CT and MRI can comprehensively present imaging features of spinal tuberculosis, greatly improved diagnosis rate, lower the missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis rate. It has certain clinic value and significance.
【Keyword】Spinal Tuberculosis; Retrospective Analysis; CT; MRI; Spinal Tuberculosis
【Chart number】R681.5
【Document Identification Number】A
【DOI】10.3969/j.issn.1672- 5131.2017.01.037
Chinese journal of CT and MRI
th15Volume， th 1 Issue
2017Year01Month
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