TIFFANY TING-FANG SHIHHuang K.-M.Hou S.-M.2020-08-062020-08-0619990899-7071https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/511281Nine cases of single segment vertebral osteomyelitis were included based on the single level of vertebral body involvement according to the MR findings. They were 3 cases with tuberculous infection and 6 cases with pyogenic infection. The vertebral body involvement was presented as abnormal signal changes (100%) and heterogenous enhancement (77.7%). They usually caused the cortical disruption in its anterior aspect (100%). It goes along the upward subligamentous spread (100%) most often, then the upper disc involvement (66.6%) and downward subligamentous spread (55.5%). The lower disc involvement is least common (11.1%). By using these criteria, the single segment vertebral osteomyelitis could be earlier diagnosed. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Inc.[SDGs]SDG3adult; aged; article; clinical article; escherichia coli; female; human; male; mycobacterium tuberculosis; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; spondylitis; staphylococcus aureus; staphylococcus infection; tuberculosis; tuberculous spondylitis; Adult; Aged; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Osteomyelitis; Retrospective Studies; Spinal Diseasesjournal article10.1016/S0899-7071(99)00108-4105069092-s2.0-0032879469