Volume : VIII, Issue : XII, December - 2019

MAGNETIC RESONANCE EVALUATION OF SPINAL TUBERCULOSIS

Kushal Bothara, Chandra Raychaudhuri

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INTRODUCTION: Spinal Tuberculosis is the most clinically important form of extra–pulmonary tuberculosis, as it may produce serious neurological sequel. Early recognition and prompt treatment are therefore necessary. This prospective study lightens and correlates the image morphology of spinal tuberculosis on MRI. MATERIALS & METHOD: The study was done from January 2019 to August 2019 on 30 patients with provisional clinical diagnosis of Spinal Tuberculosis in Dhiraj General Hospital, Vadodara. MRI of spine was carried out in all the patients. RESULTS: This study showed that the most common verteae involved were lumbar & most common verteal lesion was paradiscal type. Soft tissue involvement was better delineated by MRI. The sensitivity of MRI for diagnosing spinal tuberculosis was 99% . CONCLUSION: MRI provides better visualization of the bone and soft tissue components of spinal tuberculosis and helps to identify disease at distant asymptomatic sites (skip lesions) earlier and accurately.

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MAGNETIC RESONANCE EVALUATION OF SPINAL TUBERCULOSIS, Kushal Bothara, Chandra Raychaudhuri INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-12 | December-2019

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