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Osteomyelitis MRI

Aka: Osteomyelitis MRI, MRI in Suspected Osteomyelitis

Indications
1. First-line test in Osteomyelitis after a non-diagnostic Osteomyelitis XRay
Efficacy
1. Best Test Sensitivity and Specificity for Osteomyelitis (except in region of surgical hardware)
  1. Only PET Scan has higher efficacy, but it is very expensive
2. Test Sensitivity: 99% (82-100% in Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis)
3. Test Specificity: 81% (75-96% in Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis)
  1. False positives with Osteoarthropathy and in regions of surgical hardware
Advantages
1. Defines infection boundaries including anatomic landmarks
2. Best distinguishes soft tissue infection from bone infection
3. Distinguishes Cellulitis from Osteomyelitis
4. Can detect Osteomyelitis within 3-5 days of onset
References

Family Practice Notebook

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 11/17/2011 and last published on 5/14/2013.

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