Calvarial osteomyelitis in secondary syphilis: evaluation by MRI and CT, including cinematic rendering

Calvarial osteomyelitis in secondary syphilis: evaluation by MRI and CT, including cinematic rendering

This is a case of a 22-year-old, HIV-negative, male patient with asymptomatic syphilitic osteomyelitis of the skull in the context of secondary syphilis. The diagnosis was made based on serology as well as CT and MRI scans. CT volumetric data was post-processed with cinematic rendering, which is a n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Valentina Petroulia, Bernard Surial, Rajeev Kumar Verma, Christoph Hauser, Arsany Hakim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Neuroscience
Infectious disease
Medical microbiology
Nervous system
Medical imaging
Radiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019367490
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Summary:This is a case of a 22-year-old, HIV-negative, male patient with asymptomatic syphilitic osteomyelitis of the skull in the context of secondary syphilis. The diagnosis was made based on serology as well as CT and MRI scans. CT volumetric data was post-processed with cinematic rendering, which is a novel algorithm that allows for a photorealistic visualization of the lesions. Imaging and follow-up scans after treatment confirmed the diagnosis without the need to perform invasive procedures such as a biopsy.
ISSN:2405-8440

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