Bone marrow changes in sports injuries.
This paper will briefly discuss the value of MRI in the detection and follow-up of bone marrow edema resulting from acute and chronic trauma in sports injuries. A meticulous pattern approach of the distribution of bone marrow changes around a joint can reveal in most instances the underlying mechanism of trauma. The use of fatsuppressed T2-weighted or STIR images is most appropriate to detect bone marrow edema.
Vanhoenacker
F M
FM
Department of Radiology, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
Snoeckx
A
A
Vandaele
L
L
Gielen
J
J
Parizel
P M
PM
D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology*; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging