MSK Infection – CT
MSK Infection – CT
Search Pattern Assist ?History
Exam
Findings
Limitations
There is patient motion or other limitations. [Yes/No]
Skin/Hypodermis
There is edema or hyperenhancement.
[Yes/No]
There is soft tissue ulceration or sinus tract.
[Yes/No]
There is gas or foreign body.
[Yes/No]
There is confluent hypoenhancement to suggest phlegmon, suppuration, abscess, or drainable fluid collection.
[Yes/No]
Investing/Intermuscular Fascia
There is edema, thickening, or hyperenhancement.
[Yes/No]
There is hypoenhancement or gas along the fascia.
[Yes/No]
There is bulging of the fascia.
[Yes/No]
Muscles
There is edema or hyperenhancement.
[Yes/No]
There is hypoenhancement, lack of enhancement, or organized fluid collection.
[Yes/No]
There is fatty atrophy.
[Yes/No]
Bones
There are fractures. [Yes/No]
There is periosteal reaction, osseous destruction, or focal demineralization to suggest osteomyelitis.
[Yes/No]
There is cloaca, sequestrum, or involucrum.
[Yes/No]
There is a subperiosteal or intra-osseous abscess. [Yes/No]
Visualized Joints
There is a joint effusion.
[Yes/No]
There is malalignment, degenerative changes, or other gross internal derangement. [Yes/No]
Miscellaneous
There is tenosynovitis.
[Yes/No]
Major visualized vascular structures are abnormal. [Yes/No]
Major visualized nerves are abnormal. [Yes/No]