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Table 2 Overview for "differential diagnosis"

From: Imaging in non-bacterial osteomyelitis in children and adolescents: diagnosis, differential diagnosis and follow-up—an educational review based on a literature survey and own clinical experiences

Article

Single-center or multicenter

Numbers of WB-MRI

Non-oncologic indication

MRI sequences

Greer [31]

Single-center

360 patients (within 1 year)

250 (69%)

CRMO: coronal STIR, suppl. sag STIR, opt. ax T1-W FSE and T2-W FSE FS or STIR

Schooler et al. [32]

Multicenter

Not specified

Not specified

Coronal STIR (54 of 62 responses, 90%)

Merlini et al. [33]

Single center

54 patients (within 2 years)

24 (44%)

3D STIR

Korchi et al. [34]

Single center

42 patients (within 5 years)

Only non-oncologic

Coronal T1w, coronal 3D SPACE IR, axial STIR-EPI DWI