title: Spinal infections.
abstract: Spinal infections have an increasing prevalence among the general population. Definitive diagnosis based solely on clinical grounds is usually not possible and radiological imaging is used in almost all patients. The primary aim of the authors is to present an overview of spinal infections located in epidural, intradural and intramedullary compartments and to provide diagnostic clues regarding different imaging modalities, particularly MRI, to the practicing physicians and radiologists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, Gazi University School of Medicine, Besevler, Ankara, 06510, Turkey. turgut.tali@gazi.edu.tr
authors.forename: E Turgut
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Tali
authors.forename: Serap
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gültekin
mesh_terms: D002494:Central Nervous System Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed