title: Normal bone marrow: signal characteristics and fatty conversion.
abstract: Understanding the dynamic MR appearance of normal bone marrow during childhood is essential. This article reviews normal bone marrow structure and development, especially the process of fatty conversion, laying the cornerstone for accurate interpretation of marrow MR imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Babyn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ranson
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: McCarville
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media