{"title":"Magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of a psoas abscess","authors":"John J. Stern MD , Paul M. Stoopack MD","doi":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90037-9","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Identification of a psoas abscess is often a diagnostic challenge. In this case report the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of a psoas abscess previously suggested by computed tomography was greatly enhanced by magnetic resonance imaging.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76647,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of computed tomography","volume":"12 1","pages":"Pages 79-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0149-936X(88)90037-9","citationCount":"4","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Journal of computed tomography","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0149936X88900379","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Identification of a psoas abscess is often a diagnostic challenge. In this case report the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of a psoas abscess previously suggested by computed tomography was greatly enhanced by magnetic resonance imaging.