The hip: MR imaging of uniquely pediatric disorders.
Many disease processes can affect the hip joints as a child grows, including developmental dysplasia of the hips; Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease; slipped capital femoral epiphysis; and traumatic, infectious, and noninfectious inflammatory causes. MR imaging is uniquely able to provide information about the structure of the hip joint, and information about active disease states for diagnosing, planning, and assessing therapy.
Dwek
Jerry R
JR
Department of Radiology, Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center-San Diego, 3020 Children's Way, San Diego, CA 92123, USA. jdwek@yahoo.com
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000175:diagnosis; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007873:Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*
D003287:Contrast Media