Published August 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Case report: Acute calcific discitis with intravertebral disc herniation in the dorsolumbar spine

  • 1. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab (India)

Description

Acute calcific discitis is a rare but well-known condition of unknown etiology. In symptomatic cases, the most common site is the cervical spine. We describe the CT scan and MRI findings in a symptomatic patient, with a lesion in the dorsolumbar spine

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.69360; Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2963749

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging - New Series (Print)
Journal Volume
20
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 205-207
ISSN
0971-3026

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
47072603
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; NMR IMAGING; VERTEBRAE
Descriptors DEC
BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; ORGANS; SKELETON; TOMOGRAPHY

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Copyright (c) Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
Notes
PMCID: PMC2963749; PMID: 21042446; PUBLISHER-ID: IJRI-20-205; OAI: oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:2963749