title: Disc space infection in children: magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: The diagnosis of childhood intervertebral disc space infection is often delayed. Establishment of the correct diagnosis is imperative to preclude unnecessary procedures and to exclude other, more serious, diagnoses that would require aggressive management. MRI is a noninvasive technique that is very sensitive for disc space infection in children.
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Heller
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Szalay
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Horev
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kirchner
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007403:Intervertebral Disc; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*