title: MR imaging of the abnormal sternoclavicular joint--a pictorial essay.
abstract: The sternoclavicular (SC) joint can be affected by a wide variety of pathologic conditions. Imaging is usually needed for diagnosis and staging. Although the use of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has become indispensable in the evaluation of most joints, MR has received little attention in SC joint evaluation. Recently, however, it has been shown that detailed MR images of the normal SC joint can be obtained. This pictorial essay explores the differential diagnosis of the abnormal SC joint and helps to determine the role of MR imaging in the SC joint imaging algorithm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Froedtert Hospital, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Spreitzer
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Miro
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Carrera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology*