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[Difference of CT and MRI in Diagnosis of Spinal Tuberculosis]
Objective:
To investigate the imaging features and diagnostic value of MRI and CT in diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis by comparing study.
Methods:
From May 2014 to December 2014, 32 patients with spinal tuberculosis were diagnosed as patients with spinal tuberculosis, and the data of MRI and CT were retrospectively analyzed.
Results:
Patients with lesions appeared respectively in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine; CT diagnosis of bone destruction and vertebral disc soft tissue injury rate is lower than that of MRI, the intervertebral disc injury diagnosed rate higher than that of MRI, P < 0.05, the difference is statistically significant.
Conclusion:
CT and MRI in the diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis imaging studies are different, and combination of both can improve the diagnosis rate, can prevent and treat in a timely manner, so as to improve the treatment effect.
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