Computed tomography detection of clinically unsuspected skeletal tuberculosis

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• 作者：Pankaj Gupta^a ; ¹ ; Mahesh Prakash^a ; ¹ ; ^{Image73@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Navneet Sharma^b ; Rajinder Kanojia^c ; Niranjan Khandelwal^a
• 关键词：Computed tomography ; Skeletal tuberculosis ; Spine ; Tuberculosis
• 刊名：Clinical Imaging
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：November-December 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：39
• 期：6
• 页码：1056-1060
• 全文大小：674 K

文摘

To report the frequency of clinically unsuspected axial skeletal tuberculosis (STB) and findings on computed tomography (CT).

Materials and methods

An evaluation of CT chest, abdomen, and pelvis of patients with tuberculosis was done. Bone window images were evaluated for skeletal involvement.

Results

Of the 726 CT studies, 34 (4.7%) patients had skeletal involvement. Thoracic spine was the most commonly affected site with involvement of body in 58% cases. Intervertebral disc involvement, soft tissue abscess, and epidural extension were identified in 83%, 53%, and 39% of cases, respectively.

Conclusion

Evaluation of bone window on CT can detect axial STB.