Category Pediatric Imaging

Discitis/Osteomyelitis

KEY FACTS Terminology Bacterial suppurative infection of intervertebral disc & adjacent vertebrae Imaging Disc-centered process: Disc space narrowing & adjacent endplate irregularity in young children Lumbosacral (75%) > thoracic > cervical spine Early: MR imaging most sensitive, specific modality Abnormal…

Approach to Pediatric Spine

Imaging Modalities Ultrasound In the newborn, the spine is most commonly imaged when a cutaneous lesion overlies the lumbosacral spine & implies the presence of an underlying spinal abnormality. Common examples requiring deeper imaging investigation include a cutaneous infantile hemangioma,…