Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 309-315 , July 2010

Imaging manifestations of malignant neoplasia mimicking pyogenic osteodiscitis

  • Michael John Gabe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center, New York, NY 10011, USA
    • ,
  • Andrew M. Allmendinger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center, New York, NY 10011, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center, 170 W 12th St., New York, NY 10011, USA. Tel.: +1 212 604 2416; fax: +1 212 604 2929.
    • ,
  • Alan Krauthamer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center, New York, NY 10011, USA
    • ,
  • Vadim Spektor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center, New York, NY 10011, USA
    • ,
  • Sylvie Destian

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center, New York, NY 10011, USA
    • ,
  • Bruce Zablow

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center, New York, NY 10011, USA

Received 8 July 2009 ,Accepted 10 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.08.028

Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 309-315 , July 2010

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