Research ArticleSpine Imaging and Spine Image-Guided Interventions
Unusual Manifestations of Vertebral Osteomyelitis: Intraosseous Lesions Mimicking Metastases
C.Y. Hsu, C.W. Yu, M.Z. Wu, B.B. Chen, K.M. Huang and T.T.F. Shih
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2008, 29 (6) 1104-1110; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1003
C.Y. Hsu
C.W. Yu
M.Z. Wu
B.B. Chen
K.M. Huang

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C.Y. Hsu, C.W. Yu, M.Z. Wu, B.B. Chen, K.M. Huang, T.T.F. Shih
Unusual Manifestations of Vertebral Osteomyelitis: Intraosseous Lesions Mimicking Metastases
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2008, 29 (6) 1104-1110; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1003
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