Rickets on MR images.
BACKGROUND
The pathologic changes at the physis in patients with rickets have been well demonstrated histologically. Radiographs can depict only the associated osseous abnormalities.


METHODS
We report two children in whom MR imaging demonstrated rachitic changes in the physeal cartilage beyond the well-recognized bony features.


RESULTS
The striking appearance of the physes and the physes of the secondary ossification centers confirm that MR imaging can successfully evaluate the cartilaginous structures of the developing skeleton.


CONCLUSIONS
Though MR imaging is clearly unnecessary for the diagnosis of rickets, it is important that the typical features are not misinterpreted as other pathology.
Ecklund
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Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Doria
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Jaramillo
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D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D002113:Calcification, Physiologic; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis; D006132:Growth Plate / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010012:Osteogenesis; D012279:Rickets / Q000175:diagnosis*