scholarly journals A Case of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused byCampylobacter fetusfor Which Early Diagnosis by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Was Difficult

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Tanaka ◽  
Jun Takahashi ◽  
Hiroki Hirabayashi ◽  
Nobuhide Ogihara ◽  
Keijiro Mukaiyama ◽  
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Author(s):  
Wael Hamza Kamr ◽  
Mohamed Gaber Eissawy ◽  
Amr Saadawy

Abstract Background Early diagnosis of meningitis with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) would be useful for appropriate and effective management, decrease morbidity and mortality, and provide better diagnosis and treatment. The objective of the current study is to compare the accuracy of contrast-enhanced FLAIR (CE-FLAIR) and contrast-enhanced T1WI (CE-T1WI) in the detection of meningeal abnormalities in suspected cases of meningitis. Results Out of 45 patients, 37 patients were confirmed to have meningitis on CSF analysis. Out of the 37 patients, 34 patients were positive on CE-FLAIR sequence and 27 were positive on CE-T1WI. The sensitivity of CE-FLAIR sequence was 91.9% and specificity 100%, while the sensitivity of CE-T1WI sequence was 73% and specificity 100%. Conclusion CE-FLAIR is more sensitive than CE-T1WI in diagnosis of meningitis. It is recommended to be used in any cases with clinically suspected meningitis.


2008 ◽  
Vol 125 (1) ◽  
pp. e4-e5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faizel Osman ◽  
Aboo Foundon ◽  
Paco Leyva ◽  
Michael Pitt ◽  
R. Gordon Murray

Author(s):  
Gulnara Abdulkhakovna Kantyukova ◽  
Nataliya Ivanovna Valieva ◽  
Igor Aleksandrovich Kutuzov ◽  
Artem Andreevich Bogachev ◽  
Yuriy Olegovich Novikov

Introduction. Musculoskeletal pain (MSP) — has now assumed the character of a non-infectious epidemic and ranks second among the causes of disability, leading to a significant loss of productivity among the working-age population in all industrialized countries. Spondyloarthrosis of the lumbar region and gonarthrosis are the main diseases that doctors face at outpatient appointments. The pathogenesis of the disease develops according to one scenario, accompanied by aseptic inflammation, involvement of the muscular and ligamentous apparatus in the process, leading to the formation of dissimilar locomotor disorders, antinociceptive insufficiency, peripheral and central sensitization. Presents the results of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which can be used for early diagnosis of MSD, as well as dynamic control during treatment. Aim — to assess of neuroimaging signs in patients with spondyloarthrosis and gonarthrosis, depending on the genesis of the disease. Methods. An analytical single-stage study was performed with 123 patients with an established clinical diagnosis of MSP, who were divided into four groups: primary gonarthrosis (36 people), post-traumatic (38 people), spondylogenic (30 people) and x-ray negative (19 people). To study neuroimaging signs, MRI was performed on the devices «OPENMARK 4000» 0.42 T of the company «ANKE», «OPART» 0.35 T of the company «TOSHIBA» and «Superstar» 0.35 T of the company «Neusoft medikal systems» in transversal, sagittal and coronary projections, in T1W, T2W and STIR modes with adipose tissue suppression. Results. During MRI examination, 47.2 % of patients revealed spondyloarthrosis of the III grade, 30,1 % — II grade. 33,3 % had damage in the form of fragmentation of the internal and external meniscus of the knee joint, 30.1 % of cases revealed damage to the internal meniscus in the form of longitudinal splitting and the same number of osteophytes. The most common cases were intervertebral disc sequestration (2,4 %) and expansion of the articular gap of the knee joint (4,1 %), and spondyloarthritis of the I grade (7,3 %). When compared in groups, more pronounced neuroimaging signs were detected in posttraumatic and primary gonarthrosis, and they were significantly lower in spondylogenic genesis. When examining the spine, no differences were found in the groups. Conclusion. The study showed high information content of MRI in CA and GA, which allows for early diagnosis of the disease and differential diagnosis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1753-1760
Author(s):  
Yuzhu Jia ◽  
Yibo Ying ◽  
Jianju Feng

Multi-parameter magnetic resonance imaging has been widely used in the diagnosis and evaluation of prostate cancer, and has important guiding significance for clinical diagnosis of prostate cancer and their treatment. This article studies the value of transrectal multiparametric ultrasound (mpUSS) in the diagnosis of clinically meaningful prostate cancer. 102 patients with high risk factors for prostate cancer were examined by mpUSS and mpMRI. The transrectal biopsy (SB) results of the prostate system were regarded as the excellent standard, and the diagnostic value of mpUSS, mpMRl and mpUSS combined with mpMRl examination for clinically meaningful prostate cancer was analyzed. The results showed that 58 of the 102 patients with SB were diagnosed with prostate cancer. Among them, 43 cases were detected by mpUSS, 50 cases were detected by mpMRl, 42 cases were detected by mpUSS combined with mpMRI (series), and 56 cases were detected by mpUSS combined with mpMRl (parallel). Grouped by Gleason score, the detection rate of mpUSS for clinically significant prostate cancer was 83.74%, and the detection rate of mpMRl was 93.5%. The comparison between the two was not statistically significant (P > 0.05), but when the two inspection methods were combined. The detection rate was 97.8%, which was significantly higher than the two inspection methods alone. Therefore, we conclude that mpUSS can be used as an imaging test for the diagnosis of prostate cancer. In addition, mpUSS has a high application value in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. The detection rate of mpUSS combined with mpMRl examination for clinically meaningful prostate cancer is significantly higher than that of mpMRl examination alone, which can be used as a diagnostic technique for early diagnosis of meaningful prostate cancer and can be used as a guide clinicians’ early diagnosis and treatment of meaningful prostate cancer.


2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 563-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuhiko Kubota ◽  
Naoyuki Matsuda ◽  
Kanako Tikai ◽  
Tomoo Ito ◽  
Hitoshi Chiba ◽  
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1998 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B Drake ◽  
Julia A Woods ◽  
Timothy J Bill ◽  
Bradley W Kesser ◽  
Mark A Wenger ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
M. E. Steinberg ◽  
D. Thickman ◽  
H. H. Chen ◽  
A. Alavi ◽  
L. Axel ◽  
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