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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2014; 24(03): 279-287
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.137049
Musculoskeletal Radiology

Bone marrow lesions: A systematic diagnostic approach

Filippo Del Grande
The Russell H. Morgan Departments of Radiology and Radiology Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
,
Sahar J Farahani
The Russell H. Morgan Departments of Radiology and Radiology Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
,
John A Carrino
The Russell H. Morgan Departments of Radiology and Radiology Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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Avneesh Chhabra
The Russell H. Morgan Departments of Radiology and Radiology Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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Abstract

Bone marrow lesions on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging are common and may be seen with various pathologies. The authors outline a systematic diagnostic approach with proposed categorization of various etiologies of bone marrow lesions. Utilization of typical imaging features on conventional MR imaging techniques and other problem-solving techniques, such as chemical shift imaging and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), to achieve accurate final diagnosis has been highlighted.

Keywords

Bone marrow lesion - chemical shift imaging - diffusion - magnetic resonance imaging


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02 August 2021

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