title: Marrow space imaging in Hodgkin's disease. MRI prior to biopsy for improved accuracy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Schneider Children's Hospital of Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Barbu
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Port
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Elkowitz
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Leonidas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male