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==MRI== | ==MRI== | ||
Findings on [[MRI]] to determine the extent of the disease include the following: | Findings on [[MRI]] to determine the extent of the disease include the following:<ref name="pmid28078834">{{cite journal| author=Pallewatte A S, Wickramasinghe NA| title=Magnetic resonance imaging findings of patients with suspected tuberculosis from a tertiary care centre in Sri Lanka | journal=Ceylon Med J | year= 2016 | volume= 61 | issue= 4 | pages= 185-188 | pmid=28078834 | doi=10.4038/cmj.v61i4.8387 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28078834 }} </ref> | ||
*Presence of [[abscesses]] and involvement of the [[vertebral body]] which appears as a change in the [[bone marrow]] [[signal intensity]]. | *Presence of [[abscesses]] and involvement of the [[vertebral body]] which appears as a change in the [[bone marrow]] [[signal intensity]]. | ||
*[[Disc]] destruction | *[[Disc]] destruction | ||
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Overview
MRI is useful to confirm the extent of disease spread and involvement of the surrounding soft tissue. Complete spine MRI must be obtained to rule out non-contiguous lesions. MRI is the diagnostic investigation of choice for spinal tuberculosis.
MRI
Findings on MRI to determine the extent of the disease include the following:[1]
- Presence of abscesses and involvement of the vertebral body which appears as a change in the bone marrow signal intensity.
- Disc destruction
- Cold abscess
- Enhancement of the bone marrow
- Vertebral collapse
- Presence of intramedullary or extramedullary tuberculoma, spinal cord cavitation
- Spinal canal narrowing
 Image courtesy of Dr Hani Salam, Radiopedia. (original file here) Creative Commons BY-SA-NC |
 Image courtesy of Dr Hani Salam, Radiopedia. (original file here) Creative Commons BY-SA-NC |
 Image courtesy of Dr Hani Salam, Radiopedia. (original file here) Creative Commons BY-SA-NC |
References
- ↑ Pallewatte A S, Wickramasinghe NA (2016). "Magnetic resonance imaging findings of patients with suspected tuberculosis from a tertiary care centre in Sri Lanka". Ceylon Med J. 61 (4): 185–188. doi:10.4038/cmj.v61i4.8387. PMID 28078834.