… Differentiating soft tissue from osseous infection often determines the appropriate clinical …
can all be useful in the diagnosis of soft tissue infection. CT or a labeled leukocyte scan and …

… MRI with intravenous contrast is excellent for the evaluation of musculoskeletal infections …
and soft tissue infections. When MRI or CT is contraindicated, bone scans and the appropriate …

… of spine infection [3]. The addition of IV contrast increases the conspicuity of paraspinal
soft tissue abnormalities, such as inflammation or abscess that may be caused by infection. In …

… A more difficult question is whether it is neuroarthropathy or soft-tissue infection that is
causing soft-tissue swelling [4, 5]. In a patient who has neuroarthropathy, the risk for infection is …

… Neuropathic osteoarthropathy is a progressive process affecting the bones, joints, and soft
tissue of … the anatomic extent of soft-tissue infections. Contrast is preferred for the evaluation of …

… osteomyelitis or soft-tissue infection is low 39, 40. While … appropriateness criteria documents.
As such, symptoms localized to the back are covered in the ACR Appropriateness Criteria® …

… follow-up, component wear, periprosthetic infection, aseptic loosening, granulomas/osteolysis…
soft tissue abnormalities. The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria are …

… Ultrasound is more limited in the evaluation of collections deep within the soft tissues or
adjacent to loops of bowel than CT or MRI, and it fails to penetrate intracavitary, pulmonary, or …

… pelvis to evaluate for infectious or inflammatory processes of … The American College of
Radiology Appropriateness Criteria … gas may obscure visualization of deeper soft tissues. An older …

… MRI is generally considered preferable in detection of early manifestations of osteomyelitis,
as well as infection of the surrounding soft tissues, because of the rapid progression of …