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In vivo Macrophage Imaging Using MR Targeted Contrast Agent for Longitudinal Evaluation of Septic Arthritis
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[MRI of knee tuberculous arthritis]
S Oueslati1, W Douira, R Dhieb
1Service d'imagerie médicale, hôpital Mahmoud-Matri-Ariana, Tunisia. oueslatiseddik@yahoo.fr
Medecine Et Maladies Infectieuses
|March 14, 2007
Abstract:
Tuberculous arthritis is rare and the diagnosis may be confused with inflammatory arthritis. Only few cases, explored by MRI, have been reported in the literature. We report 3 cases of tuberculous arthritis of the knee revealed by insidious pain. The abnormalities revealed by MRI suggested tuberculosis. Diagnosis was confirmed by histology.
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