A Clinical Prediction Tool for MRI in Emergency Department Patients with Spinal Infection
Introduction: Patients with pyogenic spinal Infection (PSI) are often not diagnosed at their initial presentation, and diagnostic delay is associated with increased morbidity and medical-legal risk. We derived a decision tool to estimate the risk of spinal infection and inform magnetic resonance ima...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2021-09-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/64p8t49m |