Imaging is needed for the diagnosis of bone and joint infections, determining the severity and extent of disease, planning biopsy, and monitoring the response to treatment. Some radiological features are pathognomonic of bone and joint infections for each modality used. However, imaging diagnosis of these infections is challenging because of several overlaps with non-infectious etiologies. Interventional radiology is generally needed to verify the diagnosis and to identify the microorganism involved in the infectious process through imaging-guided biopsy. This narrative review aims to summarize the radiological features of the commonest orthopedic infections, the indications and the limits of different modalities in the diagnostic strategy as well as to outline recent findings that may facilitate diagnosis.

Bone and Joint Infections: The Role of Imaging in Tailoring Diagnosis to Improve Patients' Care

Sambri, Andrea
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Tedeschi, Sara;Fiore, Michele;Zucchini, Riccardo;Giannini, Claudio;Viale, Pierluigi;
2021

Abstract

Imaging is needed for the diagnosis of bone and joint infections, determining the severity and extent of disease, planning biopsy, and monitoring the response to treatment. Some radiological features are pathognomonic of bone and joint infections for each modality used. However, imaging diagnosis of these infections is challenging because of several overlaps with non-infectious etiologies. Interventional radiology is generally needed to verify the diagnosis and to identify the microorganism involved in the infectious process through imaging-guided biopsy. This narrative review aims to summarize the radiological features of the commonest orthopedic infections, the indications and the limits of different modalities in the diagnostic strategy as well as to outline recent findings that may facilitate diagnosis.
2021
Sambri, Andrea; Spinnato, Paolo; Tedeschi, Sara; Zamparini, Eleonora; Fiore, Michele; Zucchini, Riccardo; Giannini, Claudio; Caldari, Emilia; Crombé, Amandine; Viale, Pierluigi; De Paolis, Massimiliano
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