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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Clinical Issues
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)
Synonyms
Forestier disease, ankylosing hyperostosis
Definitions
Bone-forming diathesis primarily affecting spine, with ossification of tendons and ligaments
IMAGING
General Features
Imaging Recommendations
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
Diagnostic Criteria, Radiographic Only
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Carmona R et al: MR imaging of the spine and sacroiliac joints for spondyloarthritis: influence on clinical diagnostic confidence and patient management. Radiology. 269(1):208-15, 2013
Campagna R et al: Fractures of the ankylosed spine: MDCT and MRI with emphasis on individual anatomic spinal structures. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 192(4):987-95, 2009
Westerveld LA et al: Spinal fractures in patients with ankylosing spinal disorders: a systematic review of the literature on treatment, neurological status and complications. Eur Spine J. 18(2):145-56, 2009
Gokce A et al: Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis as a cause of acute respiratory distress in early postoperative period of total knee arthroplasty. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 127(7):553-5, 2007
Aydin E et al: Six cases of Forestier syndrome, a rare cause of dysphagia. Acta Otolaryngol. 126(7):775-8, 2006
Ghosh B et al: Diffuse interstitial skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) in type 2 diabetes. J Assoc Physicians India. 52:994-6, 2004
Mader R: Clinical manifestations of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis of the cervical spine. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 32(2):130-5, 2002
Ehara S et al: Cervical spine injury in the elderly: imaging features. Skeletal Radiol. 30(1):1-7, 2001
Razmi R et al: Cervical cord injury in an elderly man with a fused spine--a case report. Singapore Med J. 42(10):477-81, 2001
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Clinical Issues
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)
Synonyms
Forestier disease, ankylosing hyperostosis
Definitions
Bone-forming diathesis primarily affecting spine, with ossification of tendons and ligaments
IMAGING
General Features
Imaging Recommendations
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
Diagnostic Criteria, Radiographic Only
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Carmona R et al: MR imaging of the spine and sacroiliac joints for spondyloarthritis: influence on clinical diagnostic confidence and patient management. Radiology. 269(1):208-15, 2013
Campagna R et al: Fractures of the ankylosed spine: MDCT and MRI with emphasis on individual anatomic spinal structures. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 192(4):987-95, 2009
Westerveld LA et al: Spinal fractures in patients with ankylosing spinal disorders: a systematic review of the literature on treatment, neurological status and complications. Eur Spine J. 18(2):145-56, 2009
Gokce A et al: Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis as a cause of acute respiratory distress in early postoperative period of total knee arthroplasty. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 127(7):553-5, 2007
Aydin E et al: Six cases of Forestier syndrome, a rare cause of dysphagia. Acta Otolaryngol. 126(7):775-8, 2006
Ghosh B et al: Diffuse interstitial skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) in type 2 diabetes. J Assoc Physicians India. 52:994-6, 2004
Mader R: Clinical manifestations of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis of the cervical spine. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 32(2):130-5, 2002
Ehara S et al: Cervical spine injury in the elderly: imaging features. Skeletal Radiol. 30(1):1-7, 2001
Razmi R et al: Cervical cord injury in an elderly man with a fused spine--a case report. Singapore Med J. 42(10):477-81, 2001
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