(2000), of the 738 patients with SEA, 35% presented with thoracic epidural abscess, 30% had lumbar or lumbosacral abscesses, and 19% had cervical epidural abscess. This finding may be attributed ...

It rapidly and accurately identifies inflammatory foci, the extent of epidural and paraspinal involvement, the predominant location of the abscess, and, frequently, determines the surgical approach.