Radiographic changes in the posterior-superior iliac crests following bone marrow aspiration.
The appearance of multiple lucencies in the posterior-superior iliac crests of patients in a bone marrow transplantation program is described. These benign lucencies should not be misinterpreted as bone destruction in patients with malignant disease who undergo multiple bone marrow aspirations.
D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography