The role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in early infectious discitis: a case report after a negative MRI

The role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in early infectious discitis: a case report after a negative MRI

We present the case of a 70 years old woman with infectious discitis which was detected using Fluorine fluodeoxiglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT), after a negative magnetic resonance imaging. A Streptococuss gallolyticus (bovis gender bacteria) grow on culture...

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Main Authors:	Jorge Juan Fragío-Gil, MD, Roxana González-Mazarío, MD, Marta de la Rubia Navarro, MD, José Andrés Román-Ivorra, PhD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:	Radiology Case Reports
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043319300895

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