title: MRI of spinal bone marrow: part I, techniques and normal age-related appearances.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article reviews MRI protocols, including routine and nonroutine pulse sequences as well as the normal MRI appearance of spinal marrow and expected age-related changes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Routine MRI of the spine provides useful evaluation of the spinal bone marrow, but nonroutine MRI pulse sequences are increasingly being used to evaluate bone marrow pathology. An understanding of MRI pulse sequences and the normal and age-related appearances of bone marrow is important for the practicing radiologist.
authors: Department of Radiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, 84132, USA.
authors: Lubdha M
authors: LM
authors: Shah
authors: Christopher J
authors: CJ
authors: Hanrahan
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013131:Spine / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media