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Gaetke-Udager K, Girish G, Kaza RK, Jacobson J, Fessell D, Morag Y, Jamadar D. MR imaging of the pelvis: a guide to incidental musculoskeletal findings for abdominal radiologists. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 39:776-96. [PMID: 24682526 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-014-0108-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Occasionally patients who undergo magnetic resonance imaging for presumed pelvic disease demonstrate unexpected musculoskeletal imaging findings in the imaged field. Such incidental findings can be challenging to the abdominal radiologist, who may not be familiar with their appearance or know the appropriate diagnostic considerations. Findings can include both normal and abnormal bone marrow, osseous abnormalities such as Paget's disease, avascular necrosis, osteomyelitis, stress and insufficiency fractures, and athletic pubalgia, benign neoplasms such as enchondroma and bone island, malignant processes such as metastasis and chondrosarcoma, soft tissue processes such as abscess, nerve-related tumors, and chordoma, joint- and bursal-related processes such as sacroiliitis, iliopsoas bursitis, greater trochanteric pain syndrome, and labral tears, and iatrogenic processes such as bone graft or bone biopsy. Though not all-encompassing, this essay will help abdominal radiologists to identify and describe this variety of pelvic musculoskeletal conditions, understand key radiologic findings, and synthesize a differential diagnosis when appropriate.
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- Kara Gaetke-Udager
- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, TC 2910, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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Dreizin D, Ahlawat S, Del Grande F, Fayad LM. Gradient-echo in-phase and opposed-phase chemical shift imaging: role in evaluating bone marrow. Clin Radiol 2014; 69:648-57. [PMID: 24613580 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2014.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2013] [Accepted: 01/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Chemical shift imaging (CSI) provides valuable information for assessing the bone marrow, while adding little to total examination time. In this article, we review the uses of CSI for evaluating bone marrow abnormalities. CSI can be used for differentiating marrow-replacing lesions from a range of non-marrow-replacing processes, although the sequence is associated with technical limitations and pitfalls. Particularly at 3 T, susceptibility artefacts are prevalent, and optimal technical parameters must be implemented with appropriate choices for echo times.
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- D Dreizin
- Department of Radiology, John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Radiology, John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Radiology, John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA; Servizio di Radiologia, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland
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- The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology & Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Shiga NT, Del Grande F, Lardo O, Fayad LM. Imaging of primary bone tumors: determination of tumor extent by non-contrast sequences. Pediatr Radiol 2013; 43:1017-23. [PMID: 23341088 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-012-2605-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2012] [Revised: 11/08/2012] [Accepted: 11/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the modality of choice for determining the extent of a primary bone tumor. This article will discuss the MRI techniques needed to accurately define the intramedullary extent of a bone sarcoma, emphasizing the need for non-contrast T1-weighted sequences and highlighting the role of chemical shift imaging.
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- Ney Tatizawa Shiga
- The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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Feeney D, Sharkey L, Steward S, Bahr K, Henson M, Ito D, O'Brien T, Jessen C, Husbands B, Borgatti A, Modiano J. Applicability of 3T Body MRI in Assessment of Nonfocal Bone Marrow Involvement of Hematopoietic Neoplasia in Dogs. J Vet Intern Med 2013; 27:1165-71. [DOI: 10.1111/jvim.12151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Revised: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 06/06/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences; University of Minnesota; St. Paul MN
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- Masonic Cancer Center; University of Minnesota; St. Paul MN
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- Veterinary Medical Center; University of Minnesota; St. Paul MN
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- Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital; Akron OH
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- Masonic Cancer Center; University of Minnesota; St. Paul MN
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- Masonic Cancer Center; University of Minnesota; St. Paul MN
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine; University of Minnesota; St. Paul MN
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences; University of Minnesota; St. Paul MN
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- Masonic Cancer Center; University of Minnesota; St. Paul MN
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- Masonic Cancer Center; University of Minnesota; St. Paul MN
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Yanik B, Keyik B, Conkbayir I. Fatty degeneration of multifidus muscle in patients with chronic low back pain and in asymptomatic volunteers: quantification with chemical shift magnetic resonance imaging. Skeletal Radiol 2013; 42:771-8. [PMID: 23263412 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-012-1545-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2012] [Revised: 10/02/2012] [Accepted: 11/04/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate and compare the fatty degeneration of multifidus muscles by chemical shift magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with chronic low back pain and in asymptomatic volunteers. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty-five patients with lumbar disc pathology were selected prospectively for this study. The control group consisted of 25 asymptomatic volunteers. The patients were grouped according to the fatty degeneration of multifidus muscles by a semiquantitative method (grade 0-4) on axial T2 weighted imaging. Chemical shift MRI was performed in the axial plane using a double-echo fast low-angle shot (FLASH) sequence. Fatty degeneration was calculated through signal intensity suppression rate (SISR) and signal intensity index (SII). RESULTS The semiquantitative grading of fatty degeneration of the multifidus muscle was 0 in 25 of 65 patients (patient group 0), 1 in 20 patients (patient group 1), 2 in 20 patients (patient group 2). Neither grade 3 nor grade 4 were detected in patient groups. For the control group, patient group 0, patient group 1, and patient group 2, median SISR values were 5.00, -9.00, -17.50, and -22.50 %, respectively. SII median values were -4.20 % for the control group, 7.00 % for patient group 0, 12.50 % for patient group 1, and 19.50 % for patient group 2. SISR values in the multifidus muscle calculated for the patient groups were significantly lower than those calculated for the control group. SII values in patients groups were significantly higher than in the control group. CONCLUSIONS Chemical shift MRI may be a useful method to quantitatively evaluate the fatty degeneration in multifidus muscle in patients with low back pain.
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- Bahar Yanik
- Department of Radiology, Balikesir University, School of Medicine, Balikesir, Turkey.
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Drapé JL. Advances in magnetic resonance imaging of musculoskeletal tumours. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2013; 99:S115-23. [PMID: 23380432 DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2012.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/24/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) improves tissue characterisation and staging of bone and soft-tissue tumours compared to the information usually supplied by structural imaging. Perfusion MRI, diffusion MRI, and in-phase/opposed-phase MRI can be performed in everyday practice. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic imaging is a challenging technique that is available only in specialised centres. Tumour characterisation can benefit from perfusion MRI with dynamic gadolinium injection and enhancement time-intensity curve analysis or from diffusion MRI. Highly cellular malignant tumours restrict diffusion and consequently decrease the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). With some tumours, tissue heterogeneity or the presence of a myxoid component can hinder this evaluation. Chronic hematoma can be distinguished from haemorrhagic sarcoma. Perfusion and diffusion MRI contribute to the evaluation of tumour spread, in particular by differentiating oedema from tumour tissue. Another advantage of perfusion MRI and ADC mapping is the early identification of good responders to chemotherapy. The use of NMR spectroscopy remains limited. Evaluation of the choline peak can help to differentiate benign and malignant tumours. All available functional MRI techniques have limitations and leave some overlap between benign and malignant tumours. Functional MRI can be used only as an adjunctive imaging modality to complement morphological imaging.
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- J-L Drapé
- Service de Radiologie B, Hôpital Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Centre, 27 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Jacques, Paris, France.
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Bracken J, Nandurkar D, Radhakrishnan K, Ditchfield M. Normal paediatric bone marrow: Magnetic resonance imaging appearances from birth to 5 years. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2013; 57:283-91. [DOI: 10.1111/1754-9485.12023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2012] [Accepted: 09/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jennifer Bracken
- Medical Imaging Department; Monash Children's; Melbourne; Victoria; Australia
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- Medical Imaging Department; Monash Children's; Melbourne; Victoria; Australia
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- Medical Imaging Department; Monash Children's; Melbourne; Victoria; Australia
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Fayad LM, Jacobs MA, Wang X, Carrino JA, Bluemke DA. Musculoskeletal tumors: how to use anatomic, functional, and metabolic MR techniques. Radiology 2013; 265:340-56. [PMID: 23093707 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.12111740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Although the function of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the evaluation of musculoskeletal tumors has traditionally been to help identify the extent of disease prior to treatment, its role continues to evolve as new techniques emerge. Conventional pulse sequences remain heavily used and useful, but with the advent of chemical shift imaging, diffusion-weighted imaging, perfusion imaging and MR spectroscopy, additional quantitative metrics have become available that may help expand the role of MR imaging to include detection, characterization, and reliable assessment of treatment response. This review discusses a multiparametric approach to the evaluation of musculoskeletal tumors, with a focus on the utility and potential added value of various pulse sequences in helping establish a diagnosis, assess pretreatment extent, and evaluate a tumor in the posttreatment setting for recurrence and treatment response.
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- Laura M Fayad
- Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 601 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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After initial evaluation with radiography, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is the most common modality used to establish the diagnosis and characterize osseous and soft tissue tumors of the hip. Tumors involving the proximal femur are often benign, and MR imaging can be specific in diagnosing solitary bone cyst, osteochondroma, and chondroblastoma. Benign and malignant soft tissue tumors about the hip are often nonspecific in their MR imaging appearances, but knowledge of the patient's age may direct a more limited differential diagnosis. In the setting of malignancy, MR imaging is commonly used to stage tumors and follow patients postoperatively.
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Comparison of Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of Diffusion-Weighted MRI and Chemical-Shift Imaging in the Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Vertebral Body Fractures. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2012; 199:1083-92. [DOI: 10.2214/ajr.11.8010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Thawait SK, Thawait GK, Frassica FJ, Andreisek G, Carrino JA, Chhabra A. A systematic approach to magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of epiphyseal lesions. Magn Reson Imaging 2012; 31:418-31. [PMID: 23102949 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2012.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2012] [Revised: 08/19/2012] [Accepted: 08/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is the preferred modality of choice to image epiphyseal lesions. It provides excellent soft tissue resolution and extent of disease. A wide spectrum of tumor and tumor like lesions can involve the epiphysis. Early and accurate diagnosis as well as appropriate management of epiphyseal lesions is critical as these conditions may lead to disabling complications such as, limb length discrepancy, angular or joint surface deformities and secondary osteoarthritis. In this article, we discuss the role of conventional sequences, such as T1W, fluid sensitive T2W and intravenous (IV) Gadolinium enhanced sequences as well as the additional value of problem solving MRI sequences such as, chemical shift and diffusion weighted imaging. Based on the imaging findings on various MRI sequences and lesion characteristics, a systematic approach directed to the diagnoses of epiphyseal lesions is presented and discussed. MRI features of clinically and biopsy proven examples of the epiphyseal lesions, such as osteomyelitis, intra-osseous abscess, infiltrative malignancy, metastases, transient osteoporosis, subchondral insufficiency fracture, avascular necrosis, osteochondral fracture, osteochondritis dissecans, eosinophilic granuloma and geode are demonstrated. Using this systematic approach, the reader will be able to better characterize epiphyseal lesions with a potential to positively affect patient management.
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- Shrey K Thawait
- Department of Radiology, Yale University-Bridgeport hospital, Bridgeport, CT 06610, USA.
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Research synthesis: what is the diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance imaging to discriminate benign from malignant vertebral compression fractures? Systematic review and meta-analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2012; 37:E736-44. [PMID: 22210011 DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3182458cac] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN This study is a research synthesis of the published literature evaluating the performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for differentiation of malignant from benign vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). OBJECTIVE Perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize and combine the published data on MRI for discriminating malignant from benign VCFs. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA The differentiation between benign and malignant VCFs in the spine is a challenging problem confronting spine practitioners. METHODS MEDLINE, EMBASE, and other databases were searched by 2 independent reviewers to identify studies that reported the performance of MRI for discriminating malignant from benign VCF. Included studies were assessed for described MRI features and study quality. The sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic odds ratio (OR) of each feature were pooled with a random-effects model weighted by the inverse of the variance of each individual estimate. RESULTS A total of 31 studies with 1685 subjects met the selection criteria. All the studies focused on describing specific features rather than overall diagnostic performance. Signal intensity ratio on opposed phase (chemical shift) imaging 0.8 or more (OR = 164), apparent diffusion coefficient on echo planar diffusion-weighted images 1.5 × 10(-3) mm2/s or less with b value 500 s/mm2 (OR = 130), presence of other noncharacteristic vertebral lesions (OR = 55), presence of paraspinal mass (OR = 33), involvement of posterior element (OR = 28), involvement of pedicle (OR = 24), complete replacement of normal bone marrow in VCF (OR = 19), presence of epidural mass (OR = 13), and diffuse convexity of posterior vertebral border (OR = 10) were associated with malignant VCFs, whereas coexisting healed benign VCF (OR = 0.006), presence of "fluid sign" (OR = 0.08), presence of focal posterior vertebral border convexity/retropulsion (OR = 0.08), and band-like shape of abnormal signal (OR = 0.07) were associated with benign VCFs. CONCLUSION Several specific MRI features using signal intensity characteristics, morphological characteristics, quantitative techniques, and findings at other levels can be useful for distinguishing benign from malignant VCFs and can serve as inputs for a prediction model. Observer performance reliability has not been adequately assessed.
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MRI of spinal bone marrow: part 2, T1-weighted imaging-based differential diagnosis. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2012; 197:1309-21. [PMID: 22109284 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.11.7420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to review the structure of bone marrow and the differential diagnosis of bone marrow pathology on the basis of T1-weighted MRI patterns. CONCLUSION Bone marrow is an organ that is evaluated routinely during MRI of the spine, particularly lumbar spine evaluation. Thus, it is one of the most commonly performed MRI examinations. T1-weighted MRI is a fundamental sequence in evaluating spinal marrow, and an understanding of T1-weighted MR signal abnormalities is important for the practicing radiologist.
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Ren AJ, Guo Y, Tian SP, Shi LJ, Huang MH. MR imaging of the spine at 3.0T with T2-weighted IDEAL fast recovery fast spin-echo technique. Korean J Radiol 2011; 13:44-52. [PMID: 22247635 PMCID: PMC3253402 DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2012.13.1.44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2011] [Accepted: 08/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Objective To compare the iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and the least-squares estimation (IDEAL) method with a fat-saturated T2-weighted (T2W) fast recovery fast spin-echo (FRFSE) imaging of the spine. Materials and Methods Images acquired at 3.0 Tesla (T) in 35 patients with different spine lesions using fat-saturated T2W FRFSE imaging were compared with T2W IDEAL FRFSE images. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)-efficiencies measurements were made in the vertebral bodies and spinal cord in the mid-sagittal plane or nearest to the mid-sagittal plane. Images were scored with the consensus of two experienced radiologists on a four-point grading scale for fat suppression and overall image quality. Statistical analysis of SNR-efficiency, fat suppression and image quality scores was performed with a paired Student's t test and Wilcoxon's signed rank test. Results Signal-to-noise ratio-efficiency for both vertebral body and spinal cord was higher with T2W IDEAL FRFSE imaging (p < 0.05) than with T2W FRFSE imaging. T2W IDEAL FRFSE demonstrated superior fat suppression (p < 0.01) and image quality (p < 0.01) compared to fat-saturated T2W FRFSE. Conclusion As compared with fat-saturated T2W FRFSE, IDEAL can provide a higher image quality, higher SNR-efficiency, and consistent, robust and uniform fat suppression. T2W IDEAL FRFSE is a promising technique for MR imaging of the spine at 3.0T.
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- Ai-Jun Ren
- Department of Radiology, Navy General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100048, People's [corrected] Republic of China.
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Incidental vertebral lesions on imaging of the spine are commonly encountered in clinical practice. Contributing factors include the aging population, the increasing prevalence of back pain, and increased usage of MR imaging. Additionally, refinements in CT and MR imaging have increased the number of demonstrable lesions. The management of incidental findings varies among practitioners and commonly depends more on practice style than on data or guidelines. In this article we review incidental findings within the vertebral column and review management of these lesions, based on available Class III data.
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- Jean-Valery C E Coumans
- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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Costa FM, Canella C, Gasparetto E. Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques in the Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Tumors. Radiol Clin North Am 2011; 49:1325-58, vii-viii. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2011.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Mulligan M, Chirindel A, Karchevsky M. Characterizing and Predicting Pathologic Spine Fractures in Myeloma Patients With FDG PET/CT and MR Imaging. Cancer Invest 2011; 29:370-6. [DOI: 10.3109/07357907.2011.584589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Evaluation of vertebral bone marrow fat content by chemical-shift MRI in osteoporosis. Skeletal Radiol 2011; 40:577-85. [PMID: 21069523 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-010-1048-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2010] [Revised: 08/09/2010] [Accepted: 09/29/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To quantitatively evaluate vertebral bone marrow fat content and investigate its association with osteoporosis with chemical-shift magnetic resonance imaging (CS-MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty-six female patients (age range 50-65 years) with varying bone mineral densities as documented with dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) were prospectively included in the study. According to the DXA results, the patients were grouped as normal bone density, osteopenic, or osteoporotic. In order to calculate fat content, the lumbar region was visualized in the sagittal plane by CS-MRI sequence. "Region of interest" (ROI)s were placed within L3 vertebral bodies and air (our reference point) at different time points by different radiologists. Fat content was calculated through "signal intensity (SI) suppression rate" and "SI Index". The quantitative values were compared statistically with those obtained from DXA examinations. Kruskal-Wallis, and Mann-Whitney U tests were used for comparisons between groups. The reliability of the measurements performed by two radiologists was evaluated with the "intraclass correlation coefficient". This study was approved by an institutional review board and all participants provided informed consent to participate in the study. RESULTS Eighteen subjects with normal bone density (mean T score, 0.39 ± 1.3 [standard deviation]), 20 subjects with osteopenia (mean T score, -1.79 ± 0.38), and 18 subjects with osteoporosis (mean T score, -3 ± 0.5) were determined according to DXA results. The median age was 55.9 (age range 50-64 years) in the normal group, 55.5 (age range 50-64 years) in the osteopenic group, and 55.1 (age range 50-65 years) in the osteoporotic group (p = 0.872). In the CS-MRI examination, the values of "SI suppression ratio" and "SI Index" (median [min:max]) were calculated by the first and second reader, independently. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups with regard to vertebral bone marrow fat content (p > 0.05). According to the "intraclass correlation coefficient", the measurements were reliable (0.55 and 0.60). CONCLUSIONS Vertebral bone marrow fat content calculated with CS-MRI is not a reliable parameter for predicting bone mineral density in female patients aged between 50 and 65 years.
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Pasternak O, Ross LF, Lomasney LM, Demos T, Sheikh MM. Radiologic case study. Normal red marrow distribution for an 8-year-old child. Orthopedics 2010; 33:530-605. [PMID: 20704150 DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20100625-29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Olga Pasternak
- Department of Radiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
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Vertebral fractures are usually the first to occur in osteoporosis, provide indisputable evidence of reduced bone strength, and are frequently a harbinger of further vertebral and nonvertebral fracture. Radiologists are best placed to draw attention to the presence of vertebral fractures, most of which are clinically silent. Magnetic resonance imaging supplemented if necessary by computed tomography is usually sufficient to enable distinction between osteoporotic and non-osteoporotic vertebral fracture, without a need for percutaneous biopsy.
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- James F Griffith
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves evaluate the discriminatory power of a continuous marker to predict a binary outcome. The most popular parametric model for an ROC curve is the binormal model, which assumes that the marker, after a monotone transformation, is normally distributed conditional on the outcome. Here, the authors present an alternative to the binormal model based on the Lehmann family, also known as the proportional hazards specification. The resulting ROC curve and its functionals (such as the area under the curve and the sensitivity at a given level of specificity) have simple analytic forms. Closed-form expressions for the functional estimates and their corresponding asymptotic variances are derived. This family accommodates the comparison of multiple markers, covariate adjustments, and clustered data through a regression formulation. Evaluation of the underlying assumptions, model fitting, and model selection can be performed using any off-the-shelf proportional hazards statistical software package.
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- Mithat Gönen
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 307 East 63 Street, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Musculoskeletal tumor imaging, biopsy, and therapies: self-assessment module. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2009; 193:S74-8. [PMID: 19933679 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.09.7177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The educational objectives for this self-assessment module are for the participant to exercise, self-assess, and improve his or her understanding of musculoskeletal tumor imaging, biopsy, and therapies. CONCLUSION The solutions in this activity review the imaging characteristics of musculoskeletal tumors, biopsy approaches, and therapies.
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Ishiyama M, Fuwa S, Numaguchi Y, Kobayashi N, Saida Y. Pedicle involvement on MR imaging is common in osteoporotic compression fractures. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2009; 31:668-73. [PMID: 20019106 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Pedicle involvement on MR imaging has been considered specific for malignancy. However, we also noted the findings in many patients with osteoporosis and hypothesized that it is not specific for malignant lesions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of pedicle involvement in painful osteoporotic compression fractures and to determine whether the sign is specific for malignancy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed MR images and CT scans of 152 patients who underwent PV for painful compression fractures. There were 140 patients (225 vertebrae) with osteoporotic fractures and 12 patients (19 vertebrae) with malignant fractures. Three radiologists evaluated the degree and extent of signal-intensity changes of the pedicle on MR imaging by consensus. The CT findings were also evaluated. The chi(2) test was used for statistical analyses. RESULTS Of the 225 vertebrae of osteoporotic fractures and 19 vertebrae of malignant fractures, pedicle involvement on MR imaging was seen in 144 (64%) and 16 (84.2%) vertebrae, respectively, and there was no statistically significant difference (P = .065). Positive pedicle involvement in osteoporotic fractures was seen in 84 (77%) of 109 vertebrae with early-phase fractures (< or =3 months) and 60 (51.7%) of 116 vertebrae with chronic-phase fractures (>3 months), and this was statistically significant (P < .001). Among 144 osteoporotic vertebrae that showed positive pedicle involvement on MR imaging, 45 (31%) showed pedicle fractures and 55 (38.2%) showed sclerotic change on CT. CONCLUSIONS Pedicle involvement was seen frequently in patients with osteoporotic compression fractures and was not specific for malignancy in our study group.
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- M Ishiyama
- Department of Radiology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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Parizel PM, van der Zijden T, Gaudino S, Spaepen M, Voormolen MHJ, Venstermans C, De Belder F, van den Hauwe L, Van Goethem J. Trauma of the spine and spinal cord: imaging strategies. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN SPINE SOCIETY, THE EUROPEAN SPINAL DEFORMITY SOCIETY, AND THE EUROPEAN SECTION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE RESEARCH SOCIETY 2009; 19 Suppl 1:S8-17. [PMID: 19727855 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-1123-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Traumatic injuries of the spine and spinal cord are common and potentially devastating lesions. We present a comprehensive overview of the classification of vertebral fractures, based on morphology (e.g., wedge, (bi)concave, or crush fractures) or on the mechanism of injury (flexion-compression, axial compression, flexion-distraction, or rotational fracture-dislocation lesions). The merits and limitations of different imaging techniques are discussed, including plain X-ray films, multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the detection. There is growing evidence that state-of-the-art imaging techniques provide answers to some of the key questions in the management of patients with spine and spinal cord trauma: is the fracture stable or unstable? Is the fracture recent or old? Is the fracture benign or malignant? In summary, we show that high-quality radiological investigations are essential in the diagnosis and management of patients with spinal trauma.
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- P M Parizel
- Department of Radiology, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium.
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Simpfendorfer CS, Ilaslan H, Davies AM, James SL, Obuchowski NA, Sundaram M. Does the presence of focal normal marrow fat signal within a tumor on MRI exclude malignancy? An analysis of 184 histologically proven tumors of the pelvic and appendicular skeleton. Skeletal Radiol 2008; 37:797-804. [PMID: 18551289 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-008-0523-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2008] [Revised: 04/25/2008] [Accepted: 05/13/2008] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine if the presence of focal normal bone marrow fat signal within a tumor on magnetic resonance imaging excludes malignancy. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred eighty-four histologically proven tumors with available magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the appendicular skeleton and pelvis from 184 patients were collected and reviewed at two separate institutions. There were 111 malignant and 73 benign tumors. Two radiologists at each institution, blinded to the diagnosis, reviewed the MRIs independently and reported the presence or absence of normal marrow fat signal within the tumor based upon T1-weighted imaging without fat suppression and T2-weighted imaging with fat suppression and/or short inversion-time inversion recovery (STIR). Discrepancies were then reviewed in consensus to determine the presence or absence of focal normal marrow signal. For each institution, a Fisher's exact test was used to compare the frequency of focal normal marrow fat signal in benign and malignant tumors. This comparison was performed for each reader, as well as for the consensus reading at each site. Positive and negative predictive values were also calculated for each reader, as well as the consensus reading at each site. Fisher's exact test was also used to compare the frequency of intratumoral fat in benign and malignant lesions for the pooled sample. Bayes theorem was used to calculate the positive and negative predictive values for the pooled consensus data. Ninety-five percent confidence intervals were constructed for the pooled estimates using a bootstrapping algorithm. RESULTS There was good interobserver reliability of 95.3% and 96.7% at sites 1 and 2, respectively. There were three discrepancies (one malignant and two benign) at site 1 and four discrepancies (two malignant and two benign) at site 2. Reader consensus at site 1 identified normal marrow fat signal within 1 of 50 (2.0%) malignant and three of 14 (21.4%) benign tumors. Findings were statistically significant with a p value of 0.030. The positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) at site 1 was 81.7% and 75.0%, respectively. Reader consensus at site 2 identified normal marrow fat signal within three of 61 (4.9%) malignant and 14 of 59 (23.7%) benign tumors. Findings were statistically significant with a calculated p value of 0.004. The PPV and NPV at site 1 was 56.3% and 82.4%, respectively. For the pooled consensus, the frequency of intratumoral fat in benign lesions (17/73, 23.3%) is significantly greater than the frequency in malignant lesions (4/111, 3.6%), p < 0.001. CONCLUSION The presence of focal normal marrow signal within a tumor is highly suggestive of a benign tumor.
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- C S Simpfendorfer
- Department of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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Ragab Y, Emad Y, Gheita T, Mansour M, Abou-Zeid A, Ferrari S, Rasker JJ. Differentiation of osteoporotic and neoplastic vertebral fractures by chemical shift {in-phase and out-of phase} MR imaging. Eur J Radiol 2008; 72:125-33. [PMID: 18672340 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2008] [Revised: 06/09/2008] [Accepted: 06/12/2008] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to establish the cut-off value of the signal intensity drop on chemical shift magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with appropriate sensitivity and specificity to differentiate osteoporotic from neoplastic wedging of the spine. PATIENTS AND METHODS All patients with wedging of vertebral bodies were included consecutively between February 2006 and January 2007. A chemical shift MRI was performed and signal intensity after (in-phase and out-phase) images were obtained. A DXA was performed in all. RESULTS A total of 40 patients were included, 20 with osteoporotic wedging (group 1) and 20 neoplastic (group 2). They were 21 males and 19 females. Acute vertebral collapse was observed in 15 patients in group 1 and subacute collapse in another 5 patients, while in group 2, 11 patients showed acute collapse and 9 patients (45%) showed subacute vertebral collapse. On the chemical shift MRI a substantial reduction in signal intensity was found in all lesions in both groups. The proportional changes observed in signal intensity of bone marrow lesions on in-phase compared with out-of-phase images showed significant differences in both groups (P<0.05). At a cut-off value of 35%, the observed sensitivity of out-of-phase images was 95%, specificity was 100%, positive predictive value was 100% and negative predictive value was 95.2%. CONCLUSION A chemical shift MRI is useful in order to differentiate patients with vertebral collapse due to underlying osteoporosis or neoplastic process.
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- Yasser Ragab
- Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
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IDEAL Imaging of the Musculoskeletal System: Robust Water–Fat Separation for Uniform Fat Suppression, Marrow Evaluation, and Cartilage Imaging. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2007; 189:W284-91. [DOI: 10.2214/ajr.07.2593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Hwang S, Panicek DM. Magnetic resonance imaging of bone marrow in oncology, Part 1. Skeletal Radiol 2007; 36:913-20. [PMID: 17492443 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-007-0309-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2007] [Revised: 03/05/2007] [Accepted: 03/07/2007] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Magnetic resonance imaging plays an integral role in the detection and characterization of marrow lesions, planning for biopsy or surgery, and post-treatment follow-up. To evaluate findings in bone marrow on MR imaging, it is essential to understand the normal composition and distribution of bone marrow and the changes in marrow that occur with age, as well as the basis for the MR signals from marrow and the factors that affect those signals. The normal distribution of red and yellow marrow in the skeleton changes with age in a predictable sequence. Important factors that affect MR signals and allow detection of marrow lesions include alterations in fat-water distribution, destruction of bony trabeculae, and contrast enhancement. This two-part article reviews and illustrates these issues, with an emphasis on the practical application of MR imaging to facilitate differentiation of normal marrow, tumor, and treatment-related marrow changes in oncology patients.
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- Sinchun Hwang
- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Tall MA, Thompson AK, Vertinsky T, Palka PS. MR imaging of the spinal bone marrow. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 2007; 15:175-98, vi. [PMID: 17599639 DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2007.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Adequate interpretation of a cervical, thoracic, or lumbar spine MR imaging examination includes a careful evaluation of the bone marrow. Detecting an abnormality in bone marrow may cause a diagnostic dilemma because the marrow in the spine can vary in appearance according to the patient's age, and can be affected by infectious, inflammatory, metabolic, and neoplastic processes. Its appearance can be affected as well by underlying degenerative disc disease, trauma, and numerous iatrogenic therapies, including vertebroplasty, radiation therapy, and medications. In addition to conventional MR imaging sequences, newer imaging techniques, such as diffusion weighting and opposedphase sequences, are being studied to help increase the diagnostic accuracy of spine and bone marrow evaluation and to help differentiate benign from malignant and infectious processes.
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- Michael A Tall
- Department of Radiology, David Grant Medical Center, 101 Bodin Circle, Travis Air Force Base, CA 94535, USA.
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Steinbach LS. "MRI in the detection of malignant infiltration of bone marrow"--a commentary. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2007; 188:1443-5. [PMID: 17515361 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.06.1531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Lynne S Steinbach
- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave., Suite M392, San Francisco, CA 94143-0628, USA.
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Alyas F, Saifuddin A, Connell D. MR Imaging Evaluation of the Bone Marrow and Marrow Infiltrative Disorders of the Lumbar Spine. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 2007; 15:199-219, vi. [PMID: 17599640 DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2007.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The use of MR imaging in assessing lumbar bone marrow first requires an understanding of the bone marrow's normal composition and the various imaging sequences available for use. One of the most useful sequences is the T1-weighted spin-echo sequence. This sequence may be combined with other sequences such as T2-weighted or diffusion-weighted sequences; techniques such as fat suppression, chemical shift imaging, and contrast-enhanced imaging are discussed. The varying features of normal lumbar marrow related to the normal physiologic changes that occur with aging and with changes in hematopoietic demand are important to understand and are described. The appearances of infiltrative marrow disease are explained on the basis of marrow composition and whether disease causes proliferation, replacement, or depletion of normal marrow components.
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- Faisal Alyas
- Department of Radiology, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex, London, UK, HA7 4LP
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