Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 12 , Pages 974-981 , December 2010

The MRI appearances of early vertebral osteomyelitis and discitis

  • J.A.T. Dunbar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK
    • ,
  • J.A.T. Sandoe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK
    • ,
  • A.S. Rao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK
    • ,
  • D.W. Crimmins

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK
    • ,
  • W. Baig

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK
    • ,
  • J.J. Rankine

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK
    • Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: J.J. Rankine, Department of Radiology, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK. Tel.: +44 113 392 3768; fax: +44 113 392 8241.

Received 4 November 2009 ,Revised 5 March 2010 ,Accepted 15 March 2010.

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PII: S0009-9260(10)00218-7

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.03.015

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 12 , Pages 974-981 , December 2010

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