Imaging of Soft Tissue Infections - 17/08/11
Résumé |
Imaging of soft tissue infections has traditionally been a challenging and difficult undertaking. With the advent of cross-sectional imaging it has improved dramatically. Ultrasound, CT, and particularly MR imaging have greatly improved the ability to evaluate infectious conditions of soft tissue. This article outlines and provides examples of some of the cardinal manifestations of soft tissue infections as seen using a spectrum of different imaging modalities including plain radiography, nuclear medicine, and the cross-sectional imaging techniques mentioned previously.
The soft tissue infections can be categorized in a number of different fashions. Discussed are soft tissue infections under the following headings:
1 | Primary soft tissue infections: This category includes such entities as abscesses, pyomyositis, cellulitis, and other superficial infections, in particular necrotizing fasciitis |
2 | Soft tissue infection associated with joint infections: This includes extension of infection from septic joints and the surrounding soft tissues; septic tenosynovitis; infected bursa, either associated with joints or separate from them; and paraspinal abscesses |
3 | Soft tissue infections related to underlying or associated osteomyelitis |
4 | The diabetic foot |
5 | Parasitic infestations |
6 | Miscellaneous |
Plan
| Address reprint requests to Peter L. Munk, MD, CM, FRCPC, Musculoskeletal Section, Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, 855 W.12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9 Canada, e-mail: plmunk@interchange.ubc.ca |
Vol 39 - N° 2
P. 277-303 - mars 2001 Retour au numéro
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