title: [Femur head necrosis. Diagnosis and morphologic analysis using roentgen, scintigraphy, computerized tomography and magnetic resonance tomography].
abstract: 35 patients with a total number of 53 AVN were examined with conventional radiographs (n = 53), radionuclide scans (n = 37), CT (n = 19) and MRI (n = 53). Findings were classified according to FICAT (stage 0-IV). With a sensitivity of 96.2% and a specificity of 98.1% MRI proved to be the most accurate imaging modality especially in early stages. CT proved to be a reliable technique, too, although accuracy was less compared with MRI. Radionuclide scanning was of minor value with a sensitivity of 62.1% and a specificity of 59.5%. Typical findings with plain radiographs, radionuclide scans, CT and MRI in different stages of AVN are described.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Univ.-Klinik u. Poliklinik Mainz.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grimm
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hopf
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Higer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head / Q000473:pathology; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000175:diagnosis; D010710:Phosphates; D013667:Technetium; D017556:Technetium Compounds; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D010710:Phosphates; D017556:Technetium Compounds; C046451:technetium Tc 99m phosphate; D013667:Technetium
vernacular_title: Die Femurkopfnekrose. Diagnostik und morphologische Analyse mittels Röntgen, Szintigraphie, Computertomographie und Magnetresonanztomographie.