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. 2024 May 16;43(9):831–840. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004382

TABLE 4.

Summary of Pathological Findings on Admission in Ultrasound, Radiograph, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography in 102 Patients

US X-ray MRI CT
Performed in N (%) patients 69 (68%) 53 (52%) 44 (43%) 3 (3%)
Findings:
-Skin and soft tissue changes

8 (11%)

4 (8%)

5 (11%)

2 (67%)
-Muscle and tendon changes 10 (14%) 0 32 (73%) 2 (67%)
-Abscess collection 9 (13%) 1 (2%) 34 (77%) 2 (67%)
-Joint effusion and synovial swelling 6 (8%) 3 (6%) 10 (23%) 1 (33%)
-Bone and periost changes 0 2 (4%) 8 (18%) 0
-Unrelated pathology 2 (3%) 0 1 (2%) 1 (33%)
-No pathology 46 (64%) 46 (87%) 1 (2%) 0