Marrow space imaging in Hodgkin's disease. MRI prior to biopsy for improved accuracy.
OBJECTIVE
Accurate staging of Hodgkin's disease is essential for choosing appropriate therapy.


METHODS
A case of a 13-year-old boy with a history of Hodgkin's disease and negative iliac crest biopsies is presented.


RESULTS
MRI-guided biopsy led to the accurate diagnosis of bone marrow involvement and a change in patient management.


CONCLUSIONS
Magnetic resonance imaging has the potential to detect focal marrow involvement and therefore direct biopsy site.
Barbu
R R
RR
Department of Radiology, Schneider Children's Hospital of Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York.
Port
J L
JL
Elkowitz
S S
SS
Leonidas
J C
JC
D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male