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21 topics, 34 min.
Introduction to ED Practice Cases
2 m.Wk 1, Case 1 - Practice
Wk 1, Case 1 - Review
2 m.Wk 1, Case 2 - Practice
Wk 1, Case 2 - Review
3 m.Wk 1, Case 3 - Practice
Wk 1, Case 3 - Review
11 m.Wk 1, Case 4 - Practice
Wk 1, Case 4 - Review
6 m.Wk 1, Case 5 - Practice
Wk 1, Case 5 - Review
2 m.Wk 1, Case 6 - Practice
Wk 1, Case 6 - Review
4 m.Wk 1, Case 7 - Practice
Wk 1, Case 7 - Review
2 m.Wk 1, Case 8 - Practice
Wk 1, Case 8 - Review
3 m.Wk 1, Case 9 - Practice
Wk 1, Case 9 - Review
4 m.Wk 1, Case 10 - Practice
Wk 1, Case 10 - Review
2 m.20 topics, 35 min.
Wk 2, Case 11 - Practice
Wk 2, Case 11 - Review
10 m.Wk 2, Case 12 - Practice
Wk 2, Case 12 - Review
3 m.Wk 2, Case 13 - Practice
Wk 2, Case 13 - Review
3 m.Wk 2, Case 14 - Practice
Wk 2, Case 14 - Review
2 m.Wk 2, Case 15 - Practice
Wk 2, Case 15 - Review
10 m.Wk 2, Case 16 - Practice
Wk 2, Case 16 - Review
2 m.Wk 2, Case 17 - Practice
Wk 2, Case 17 - Review
1 m.Wk 2, Case 18 - Practice
Wk 2, Case 18 - Review
2 m.Wk 2, Case 19 - Practice
Wk 2, Case 19 - Review
3 m.Wk 2, Case 20 - Practice
Wk 2, Case 20 - Review
4 m.20 topics, 40 min.
Wk 3, Case 21 - Practice
Wk 3, Case 21 - Review
8 m.Wk 3, Case 22 - Practice
Wk 3, Case 22 - Review
4 m.Wk 3, Case 23 - Practice
Wk 3, Case 23 - Review
9 m.Wk 3, Case 24 - Practice
Wk 3, Case 24 - Review
2 m.Wk 3, Case 25 - Practice
Wk 3, Case 25 - Review
6 m.Wk 3, Case 26 - Practice
Wk 3, Case 26 - Review
2 m.Wk 3, Case 27 - Practice
Wk 3, Case 27 - Review
3 m.Wk 3, Case 28 - Practice
Wk 3, Case 28 - Review
4 m.Wk 3, Case 29 - Practice
Wk 3, Case 29 - Review
3 m.Wk 3, Case 30 - Practice
Wk 3, Case 30 - Review
5 m.20 topics, 39 min.
Wk 4, Case 31 - Practice
Wk 4, Case 31- Review
2 m.Wk 4, Case 32 - Practice
Wk 4, Case 32 - Review
7 m.Wk 4, Case 33 - Practice
Wk 4, Case 33 - Review
3 m.Wk 4, Case 34 - Practice
Wk 4, Case 34 - Review
5 m.Wk 4, Case 35 - Practice
Wk 4, Case 35 - Review
5 m.Wk 4, Case 36 - Practice
Wk 4, Case 36 - Review
5 m.Wk 4, Case 37 - Practice
Wk 4, Case 37 - Review
3 m.Wk 4, Case 38 - Practice
Wk 4, Case 38 - Review
6 m.Wk 4, Case 39 - Practice
Wk 4, Case 39 - Review
3 m.Wk 4, Case 40 - Practice
Wk 4, Case 40 - Review
5 m.20 topics, 41 min.
Wk 5, Case 41 - Practice
Wk 5, Case 41 - Review
6 m.Wk 5, Case 42 - Practice
Wk 5, Case 42 - Review
8 m.Wk 5, Case 43 - Practice
Wk 5, Case 43 - Review
2 m.Wk 5, Case 44 - Practice
Wk 5, Case 44 - Review
3 m.Wk 5, Case 45 - Practice
Wk 5, Case 45 - Review
7 m.Wk 5, Case 46 - Practice
Wk 5, Case 46 - Review
3 m.Wk 5, Case 47 - Practice
Wk 5, Case 47 - Review
2 m.Wk 5, Case 48 - Practice
Wk 5, Case 48 - Review
6 m.Wk 5, Case 49 - Practice
Wk 5, Case 49 - Review
4 m.Wk 5, Case 50 - Practice
Wk 5, Case 50 - Review
6 m.Interactive Transcript
Report
EXAM: MRI L-SPINE W/WO CONTRAST
INDICATION: Back pain and fever with history of IV drug use.
TECHNIQUE: Sagittal T1, T2, STIR, and axial T1 and T2-weighted images of the lumbar spine were acquired with and without contrast.
COMPARISON: None
FINDINGS:
The conus medullaris terminates at L2.
The nerve roots of the cauda equina are evenly distributed within the thecal sac.
The L4 and L5 vertebrae demonstrate increased signal on STIR and decreased signal on T1 with irregularity and erosion of the inferior endplate of the L4 vertebra and the superior endplate of L5.
Post gadolinium sequences demonstrate marked enhancement of the intervertebral disc at L4-L5. Axial postcontrast images demonstrate enhancing soft tissue anterior to the thecal sac at L4-L5, compatible with epidural infection. Enhancement also noted within the medial aspect of the bilateral psoas muscles at the L4-L5 level. No discrete paraspinal collection/abscess.
Degenerative disc disease at L5-S1 with broad-based disc bulge resulting in moderate bilateral foraminal narrowing and mild spinal stenosis.
Visualized abdominal viscera is unremarkable.
Recommend correlation with patient's sedimentation rate, CRP, and white blood cell count.
IMPRESSION:
Discitis-osteomyelitis at the L4-L5 level with associated bilateral paraspinal/psoas phlegmon and epidural infection.
Faculty
David M Yousem, MD, MBA
Professor of Radiology, Vice Chairman and Associate Dean
Johns Hopkins University
Tags
Spine
Neuroradiology
MRI
Infectious
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