6 cases of atypical spinal tuberculosis Analysis of MR diffusion weighted imaging.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 11 6 cases of atypical spinal tuberculosis Analysis of MR diffusion weighted imaging [Abstract] of MR diffusion weighted imaging (diffusion weighted imaging, DWI) in the diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis is not a typical application of the value of retrospective analysis of 6 cases confirmed by pathology diffusion imaging in patients with spinal tuberculosis. Results, conventional MRI, : T1WI vertebra showed homogeneous low signal; T2WI bone destruction was uneven areas of high signal; T2WI sequence of bone destruction zone pressure grease was slightly higher signal .2 cases of mild disc space narrowing, only 1 case of cold abscess in a small area can be seen formation, conventional T1WI, T2WI no show was a small ring-like enhancement after enhancement. dispersion diagram shows: vertebra was in high signal changes, no abnormal change discs. vertebra measured the ADC values #8203;#8203;significantly higher than near normal vertebral body increased the scope of this group of cases is 0.855 10-3 ~ 1.150 10-3 mm2 / s, an average of about 1.02 10-3 mm2 / s. that combines features of conventional diffusion-weighted imaging MRI quantitative study, there help improve the diagnosis of atypical spinal tuberculosis accuracy. [Keywords:] are not typical of spinal tuberculosis; diffusion-weighted Spinal tuberculosis in bone and joint tuberculosis is the most common, accounting for 40% occur in children and youth, but also middle-aged disease [1]. Plain films and CT can provide the basis of qualitative diagnosis, but atypical cases are still hard to with other diseases such as metastatic tumor identification. This retrospective analysis of 6 patients with pathologically proven spinal tuberculosis in patients with features of conventional MRI and diffusion imaging to improve the diagnosis of atypical levels of spinal tuberculosis. 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 Clinical Data Collection Hospital from March 2007 to January 2008 confirmed by pa