ANATOMY
MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SOFT TISSUE
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Detailed explanation-1: -(9) found that sensitivity of Ultrasound to diagnose acute osteomyelitis is 76.3% depending on demonstration of anechoic fluid accumulation contiguous with bone.
Detailed explanation-2: -The gold standard for the diagnosis of osteomyelitis is bone biopsy with histopathologic examination and tissue culture. When the patient is clinically stable, one should consider delaying empiric antimicrobial treatment until bone biopsy is performed.
Detailed explanation-3: -MRI is highly sensitive for detecting osteomyelitis as early as 3 to 5 days after the onset of infection.
Detailed explanation-4: -How is osteomyelitis diagnosed? Your doctor may diagnose osteomyelitis by examining you, doing a blood test or swabbing the wound. Although a blood test cannot tell whether you have osteomyelitis, it may be used to detect signs of infection, including the bacteria causing the infection.