title: Pictorial review: MRI of the sternum and sternoclavicular joints.
abstract: The sternum and sternoclavicular joints are difficult to evaluate with plain radiographs. The value of CT in assessing lesions of the sternum and sternoclavicular joints has been well documented, but the potential role of MRI has not been emphasized. We present the MRI techniques, normal appearances and a spectrum of abnormalities, and emphasize the role of MRI as a useful radiological investigation for the sternum and sternoclavicular joints.
authors.affiliation: Glenfield Hospital NHS Trust, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aslam
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajesh
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Entwisle
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jeyapalan
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013249:Sternum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology*