Lumbar spine MRI for low back pain: indications and yield

B Roudsari, JG Jarvik - American Journal of Roentgenology, 2010 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Low back pain is one of the most common causes of physician visits in the
United States with an enormous socioeconomic burden. Because of this burden, numerous …

Diffusion and perfusion imaging of bone marrow

A Biffar, O Dietrich, S Sourbron, HR Duerr… - European journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
In diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI), the observed MRI signal intensity
is attenuated by the self-diffusion of water molecules. DWI provides information about the …

Diffusion-weighted MR imaging for characterizing musculoskeletal lesions

TK Subhawong, MA Jacobs, LM Fayad - Radiographics, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Diffusion-weighted (DW) imaging is a functional magnetic resonance (MR) imaging
technique that can readily be incorporated into a routine non–contrast material–enhanced …

Edema-like marrow signal intensity: a narrative review with a pictorial essay

D Maraghelli, ML Brandi, M Matucci Cerinic… - Skeletal Radiology, 2021 - Springer
The term edema-like marrow signal intensity (ELMSI) represents a general term describing
an area of abnormal signal intensity at MRI. Its appearance includes absence of clear …

Insights into quantitative diffusion-weighted MRI for musculoskeletal tumor imaging

TK Subhawong, MA Jacobs… - American Journal of …, 2014 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purposes of this article are to discuss the technical considerations for
performing quantitative diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) with apparent diffusion coefficient …

Differentiation of acute osteoporotic and malignant compression fractures of the spine: use of additive qualitative and quantitative axial diffusion-weighted MR imaging …

JK Sung, WH Jee, JY Jung, M Choi, SY Lee, YH Kim… - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To retrospectively determine the value of adding qualitative and quantitative axial
diffusion-weighted (DW) imaging to standard spine magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to …

State of the art imaging of multiple myeloma: comparative review of FDG PET/CT imaging in various clinical settings

C Mesguich, R Fardanesh, L Tanenbaum… - European journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Flurodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography with computed tomography (FDG
PET/CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) have higher sensitivity and specificity than …

Comparison of qualitative and quantitative evaluation of diffusion-weighted MRI and chemical-shift imaging in the differentiation of benign and malignant vertebral …

T Geith, G Schmidt, A Biffar, O Dietrich… - American journal of …, 2012 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to compare the diagnostic value of qualitative
diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), quantitative DWI, and chemical-shift imaging in a single …

ADC as a useful diagnostic tool for differentiating benign and malignant vertebral bone marrow lesions and compression fractures: a systematic review and meta …

CH Suh, SJ Yun, W Jin, SH Lee, SY Park, CW Ryu - European radiology, 2018 - Springer
Objectives To assess the sensitivity and specificity of quantitative assessment of the
apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) for differentiating benign and malignant vertebral bone …

Brucellar spondylodiscitis: magnetic resonance imaging features with conventional sequences and diffusion-weighted imaging

O Oztekin, C Calli, Z Adibelli, O Kitis, C Eren… - La radiologia medica, 2010 - infona.pl
Purpose In this retrospective study, we evaluated the contribution and role of diffusion-
weighted imaging (DWI) in differentiating acute and chronic forms of brucellar …