Skeletal RadiologyPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-06-09DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04721-4
Chankue Park, Arash Azhideh, Atefe Pooyan, Ehsan Alipour, Sara Haseli, Ishan Satwah, Majid Chalian
{"title":"Diagnostic performance and inter-reader reliability of bone reporting and data system (Bone-RADS) on computed tomography.","authors":"Chankue Park, Arash Azhideh, Atefe Pooyan, Ehsan Alipour, Sara Haseli, Ishan Satwah, Majid Chalian","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04721-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04721-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the diagnostic performance and inter-reader reliability of the Bone Reporting and Data System (Bone-RADS) for solitary bone lesions on CT.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This retrospective analysis included 179 patients (mean age, 56 ± 18 years; 94 men) who underwent bone biopsies between March 2005 and September 2021. Patients with solitary bone lesions on CT and sufficient histopathology results were included. Two radiologists categorized the bone lesions using the Bone-RADS (1, benign; 4, malignant). The diagnostic performance of the Bone-RADS was calculated using histopathology results as a standard reference. Inter-reader reliability was calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Bone lesions were categorized into two groups: 103 lucent (pathology: 34 benign, 12 intermediate, 54 malignant, and 3 osteomyelitis) and 76 sclerotic/mixed (pathology: 46 benign, 2 intermediate, 26 malignant, and 2 osteomyelitis) lesions. The Bone-RADS for lucent lesions had sensitivities of 95% and 82%, specificities of 11% and 11%, and accuracies of 57% and 50% for readers 1 and 2, respectively. The Bone-RADS for sclerotic/mixed lesions had sensitivities of 75% and 68%, specificities of 27% and 27%, and accuracies of 45% and 42% for readers 1 and 2, respectively. Inter-reader reliability was moderate to very good (κ = 0.744, overall; 0.565, lucent lesions; and 0.851, sclerotic/mixed lesions).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Bone-RADS has a high sensitivity for evaluating malignancy in lucent bone lesions and good inter-reader reliability. However, it has poor specificity and accuracy for both lucent and sclerotic/mixed lesions. A possible explanation is that proposed algorithms heavily depend on clinical features such as pain and history of malignancy.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"209-217"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141296684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Skeletal RadiologyPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-06-24DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04719-y
Simin Liu, Yao Zhang, Wei Liu, Ting Yin, Jie Yuan, Jun Ran, Xiaoming Li
{"title":"Simultaneous multi-slice technique for reducing acquisition times in diffusion tensor imaging of the knee: a feasibility study.","authors":"Simin Liu, Yao Zhang, Wei Liu, Ting Yin, Jie Yuan, Jun Ran, Xiaoming Li","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04719-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04719-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To explore the feasibility of simultaneous multi-slice (SMS) technique for reducing acquisition times in readout-segmented echo planar imaging (RESOLVE) for diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of the knee.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A total of 30 healthy volunteers and 23 patients with knee acute injury (12 cases with anterior ligament (ACL) tears and 16 cases with patellar cartilage (PC) injury) were enrolled in this prospective study. Three DTI protocols were used: conventional RESOLVE-DTI with 12 directions (protocol 1), SMS-RESOLVE-DTI with 12 directions (protocol 2) and 20 directions (protocol 3). DTI parameters of gastrocnemius, ACL and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), and PC from three protocols were quantitatively assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>For volunteers, protocol 2 significantly reduced acquisition time by 38.6% and 34.2% compared to protocols 1 and 3 while maintaining similar high-quality images and similar diffusive parameters, except for the fractional anisotropy (FA) and axial diffusivity (AD) of the PC between protocols 2 and 1 (P < 0.05). For injured ACL and PC, protocols 1 and 2 showed similar accurate diffusive parameters (except for AD, P = 0.025) and similar diagnostic efficacy, which demonstrated significantly lower FA and higher radial diffusivity (RD) in protocols 1 and 2 compared to volunteers (P < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The 12-direction SMS-RESOLVE-DTI demonstrated a favorable balance between acquisition time and image quality, making it a promising alternative to conventional DTI for evaluating ligament and cartilage injuries.</p><p><strong>Advances in knowledge: </strong>The SMS technique greatly reduces acquisition time while maintaining image quality, which signified the possibility of DTI's clinical application.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"243-253"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141443307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Skeletal RadiologyPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-06-14DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04725-0
Liru Ge, Xiaoyue Zhang, Rui Zhu, Guoqi Cai
{"title":"Bone marrow lesions in osteoarthritis: biomarker or treatment target? A narrative review.","authors":"Liru Ge, Xiaoyue Zhang, Rui Zhu, Guoqi Cai","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04725-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04725-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of pain, functional impairment, and disability in older adults. However, there are no effective treatments to delay and reverse OA. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can assess structural abnormalities of OA by directly visualizing damage and inflammatory reactions within the tissues and detecting abnormal signals in the subchondral bone marrow region. While some studies have shown that bone marrow lesions (BMLs) are one of the early signs of the development of OA and predict structural and symptomatic progression of OA, others claimed that BMLs are prevalent in the general population and have no role in the progression of OA. In this narrative review, we screened and summarized studies with different designs that evaluated the association of BMLs with joint symptoms and structural abnormalities of OA. We also discussed whether BMLs may serve as an imaging biomarker and a treatment target for OA based on existing clinical trials.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"175-191"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141321590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Skeletal RadiologyPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-06-29DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04739-8
Jatinder P Singh, Bishika Pun, Animesh Chhabra, Vrishit Saraswat
{"title":"A novel case of ulnar nerve compression neuropathy with co-existing accessory flexor carpi ulnaris and accessory abductor digiti minimi.","authors":"Jatinder P Singh, Bishika Pun, Animesh Chhabra, Vrishit Saraswat","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04739-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04739-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There are numerous cases reported of the accessory muscles of the hand and wrist in surgical, cadaveric, and imaging-based studies. Anatomical muscle variations in the flexor compartment of the wrist and forearm can present as a pseudo mass or space-occupying lesion causing external compression on the traversing nerves. Guyon's canal is a compact space with a high potential for nerve entrapment. Common etiologies include ganglion cysts, osteophytes, or soft tissue masses. This rare case illustrates the combined existence of two accessory muscles, an accessory flexor carpi ulnaris, and an accessory abductor digiti minimi, causing ulnar nerve compression in Guyon's canal with imaging correlation. One can raise the suspicion of an anomalous muscle when symptoms concern a patient of a younger age group in the absence of common etiologies. Furthermore, detailed anatomical knowledge of muscles around Guyon's canal is essential in making a diagnosis and aiding treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"373-377"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141470620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Can necrotic depth be a substitute of necrotic volume to predict collapse progression in osteonecrosis of the femoral head?","authors":"Tomoya Nawata, Takeshi Utsunomiya, Goro Motomura, Ryosuke Yamaguchi, Satoshi Hamai, Shinya Kawahara, Taishi Sato, Daisuke Hara, Kenji Kitamura, Yasuharu Nakashima","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04741-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04741-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Although some patients may experience collapse progression while others may not in post-collapse osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) with a necrotic lesion located within the weight-bearing part of the acetabulum (Type B/C1), few studies have focused on the natural course after collapse. This study aimed to clarify the correlation between necrotic volume (NV) and necrotic depth (ND) in predicting collapse progression in patients with post-collapse ONFH Type B/C1.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We retrospectively reviewed 54 hips with post-collapse ONFH Type B/C1 from 52 consecutive patients who were conservatively followed up for more than 1 year. We measured the amount of femoral head collapse using biplane radiographs at each follow-up period, and produced Kaplan-Meier survival curves with collapse progression (≥ 1 mm) as the endpoint. We compared NV and ND, which were calculated as the ratio of the distance from the articular surface of the femoral head to the deepest point of a necrotic lesion to the femoral head diameter in the mid-coronal slice of T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We observed collapse progression in 31 hips (57.4%). The NV and ND were significantly greater in hips with collapse progression than in those without collapse progression (p = 0.0127 and 0.0047, respectively). Necrotic volume was significantly correlated with ND (rs = 0.56, p < 0.0001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study suggests that necrotic depth on the mid-coronal slice of T1-weighted MRI can be a substitute for necrotic volume to predict collapse progression in ONFH Type B/C1.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"317-324"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141559636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Skeletal RadiologyPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-06-28DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04735-y
Thierno D Diallo, Ariane Irma Luise Blessing, Gabriele Ihorst, Mandy Deborah Möller, Pia M Jungmann, Fabian Bamberg, Georg Herget, Ralph Wäsch, Monika Engelhardt, Jakob Neubauer
{"title":"Myosteatosis in multiple myeloma: a key determinant of survival beyond sarcopenia.","authors":"Thierno D Diallo, Ariane Irma Luise Blessing, Gabriele Ihorst, Mandy Deborah Möller, Pia M Jungmann, Fabian Bamberg, Georg Herget, Ralph Wäsch, Monika Engelhardt, Jakob Neubauer","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04735-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04735-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Fatty infiltration of skeletal muscle (Myosteatosis) is associated with increased frailty, decreased muscle and mobility function, which seems fairly prevalent in multiple myeloma (MM) patients. This study aimed to determine the prognostic value of myosteatosis assessed by CT for progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This IRB-approved cohort study included patients with newly diagnosed MM who were treated at a single university hospital and received CT at baseline. Geriatric assessment was performed via International Myeloma Working Group frailty score and Revised Myeloma Comorbidity Index. Myosteatosis was determined through measurement of paravertebral muscle radiodensity. Statistical analyses included uni- and multivariable Cox proportional hazard models and the Kaplan-Meier-method.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 226 newly diagnosed MM patients (median age: 65 years [range: 29-89], 63% males, mean BMI: 25 [14-42]) were analyzed. The prevalence of myosteatosis was 51%. Muscle radiodensity was significantly decreased in individuals with International Staging System stage III vs. I (p < 0.001), indicating higher fatty muscle infiltration in patients with advanced disease. Both PFS and OS were significantly decreased in patients with myosteatosis (PFS: median 32.0 months (95% CI 20.5.5-42.2) vs. 66.4 months without myosteatosis (95% CI 42.5-not reached), p < .001); OS: median 58.6 (95% CI 51.3-90.2) vs. not reached, p < .001). Myosteatosis remained an independent predictor of OS in multivariable analyses (HR: 1.98; 95%-CI: 1.20-3.27).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Myosteatosis seems fairly prevalent in patients with newly diagnosed MM and associated with impaired overall survival. Prospective clinical trials are required to better understand the role of myosteatosis in MM patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"275-285"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11652573/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141470622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Skeletal RadiologyPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-07-22DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04751-y
S Agarwal, K Shirodkar, M Hussein, R Henderson, A Kanani, S Vaiyapuri, R Botchu
{"title":"Test yourself question: Left knee pain in a young adult.","authors":"S Agarwal, K Shirodkar, M Hussein, R Henderson, A Kanani, S Vaiyapuri, R Botchu","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04751-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04751-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"345-348"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141735023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Skeletal RadiologyPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-06-17DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04726-z
Louis Lassalle, Nor-Eddine Regnard, Jeanne Ventre, Vincent Marty, Lauryane Clovis, Zekun Zhang, Nicolas Nitche, Ali Guermazi, Jean-Denis Laredo
{"title":"Automated weight-bearing foot measurements using an artificial intelligence-based software.","authors":"Louis Lassalle, Nor-Eddine Regnard, Jeanne Ventre, Vincent Marty, Lauryane Clovis, Zekun Zhang, Nicolas Nitche, Ali Guermazi, Jean-Denis Laredo","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04726-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04726-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the accuracy of an artificial intelligence (AI) software (BoneMetrics, Gleamer) in performing automated measurements on weight-bearing forefoot and lateral foot radiographs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Consecutive forefoot and lateral foot radiographs were retrospectively collected from three imaging institutions. Two senior musculoskeletal radiologists independently annotated key points to measure the hallux valgus, first-second metatarsal, and first-fifth metatarsal angles on forefoot radiographs and the talus-first metatarsal, medial arch, and calcaneus inclination angles on lateral foot radiographs. The ground truth was defined as the mean of their measurements. Statistical analysis included mean absolute error (MAE), bias assessed with Bland-Altman analysis between the ground truth and AI prediction, and intraclass coefficient (ICC) between the manual ratings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eighty forefoot radiographs were included (53 ± 17 years, 50 women), and 26 were excluded. Ninety-seven lateral foot radiographs were included (51 ± 20 years, 46 women), and 21 were excluded. MAE for the hallux valgus, first-second metatarsal, and first-fifth metatarsal angles on forefoot radiographs were respectively 1.2° (95% CI [1; 1.4], bias = - 0.04°, ICC = 0.98), 0.7° (95% CI [0.6; 0.9], bias = - 0.19°, ICC = 0.91) and 0.9° (95% CI [0.7; 1.1], bias = 0.44°, ICC = 0.96). MAE for the talus-first, medial arch, and calcaneal inclination angles on the lateral foot radiographs were respectively 3.9° (95% CI [3.4; 4.5], bias = 0.61° ICC = 0.88), 1.5° (95% CI [1.2; 1.8], bias = - 0.18°, ICC = 0.95) and 1° (95% CI [0.8; 1.2], bias = 0.74°, ICC = 0.99). Bias and MAE between the ground truth and the AI prediction were low across all measurements. ICC between the two manual ratings was excellent, except for the talus-first metatarsal angle.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>AI demonstrated potential for accurate and automated measurements on weight-bearing forefoot and lateral foot radiographs.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"229-241"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141331701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An unusual case of nodular fasciitis presenting as an intra-tendinous mass.","authors":"Sisith Ariyaratne, Adesegun Abudu, Vaiyapuri Sumathi, Rajesh Botchu, Christine Azzopardi","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04728-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04728-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nodular fasciitis is a benign soft tissue pseudotumour typically occurring in the upper extremities, head and neck, thigh and trunk. It is most commonly seen in subcutaneous locations but also can be present in intramuscular and intermuscular (fascial) locations. Its occurrence in the hand is rare, and while it can occur in close proximity to tendons, its presentation as an intra-tendinous mass has not been previously described. We present a unique and rare case of nodular fasciitis arising within the flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendon of the hand in a 16-year-old female. The patient presented with a painful swelling in the volar aspect of the base of her left middle finger, with progressive flexion deformity of the finger. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass within the FDP tendon of the middle finger. An ultrasound-guided biopsy revealed a diagnosis of nodular fasciitis. Given the self-limiting nature of the condition, she was managed conservatively with close clinical and imaging follow-up. This case highlights the importance of considering nodular fasciitis in the differential diagnosis of an intra-tendinous lesion in the hand, even though it is a rare occurrence in this location. The clinical presentation, diagnostic workup, and management of this unique case are discussed, emphasising the potential for its misdiagnosis as a malignancy which can have important implications in management.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"367-371"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141420790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}