Distinction of reactive joint fluid from pyogenic abscess by diffusion-weighted imaging

J Magn Reson Imaging. 2007 Apr;25(4):859-61. doi: 10.1002/jmri.20886.

Abstract

It is difficult to distinguish reactive joint fluid from infectious joint fluid by conventional MR images. In this presented case, we successfully distinguished these two conditions using diffusion-weighted imaging.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Aged
  • Arthritis, Infectious / complications
  • Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis*
  • Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Shoulder Joint / pathology*
  • Shoulder Pain / etiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*