title: MR imaging insights into skeletal maturation: what is normal?
abstract: Skeletal growth and maturation in children is a dynamic process that can be documented with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. There are predictable normal developmental changes that must be differentiated from pathologic processes. This review discusses the histologic structure and MR imaging appearance of normal development-related changes of the musculoskeletal system in children, including those that may be mistaken for abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA. laor@cchmc.org
authors.forename: Tal
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Laor
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jaramillo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001846:Bone Development / Q000502:physiology*; D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D051457:Hyaline Cartilage / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult