Kylie E Cochran, Lucas T Steele, Aaron D Fain, Brecca M M Gaffney, Christopher J McLouth, Mary B Sheppard, Michael A Samaan
{"title":"Assessing hip joint-related structure and patient-reported outcomes in people with Marfan syndrome.","authors":"Kylie E Cochran, Lucas T Steele, Aaron D Fain, Brecca M M Gaffney, Christopher J McLouth, Mary B Sheppard, Michael A Samaan","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04775-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04775-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>People with Marfan syndrome (MFS) have clinical symptoms of hip pain, but to date, there is limited knowledge about hip-related structural abnormalities in these patients. Therefore, the purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess hip-related structural abnormalities and patient-reported outcomes (PRO) in a cohort of patients with MFS compared to healthy controls.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Nineteen individuals with MFS (17 females, 39.8±11.5 years) and 19 age, sex, and body mass index-matched healthy, asymptomatic individuals (17 females, 36.2±12.5 years) underwent radiographic imaging and unilateral hip MRI. The Scoring Osteoarthritis with MRI (SHOMRI) technique was used to assess hip-related morphological abnormalities between the MFS and control groups. All participants completed the Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS) to assess hip-related symptoms, pain, and function during activities of daily living (ADL) and quality of life (QOL).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The MFS group exhibited higher lateral center edge angles (p < .001). Despite similar severity of femoral cartilage damage (p = 1.0), the MFS group exhibited a higher severity (p = 0.046) of acetabular cartilage degeneration (1.21±1.08) compared to the controls (0.53±1.02). There were no between-group differences in severity of labral pathology, subchondral cysts, or edema. Individuals with MFS also self-reported significantly lower HOOS symptoms (p = 0.003), pain (p = 0.014), ADL (p = 0.028), and QOL (p = 0.014) sub-scores, indicating worse hip-related PRO in MFS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study results suggest that individuals with MFS exhibit early signs of acetabular cartilage degeneration and poor hip-related clinical outcomes compared to healthy individuals. Future work should investigate the underlying biomechanical mechanisms associated with hip joint degeneration in the MFS population.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142111927","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}
R Meli, M Hussein, M Czyz, R Henderson, S Vaiyapuri, U Pohl, C Azzopardi, R Botchu
{"title":"Test Yourself Answer: increasing lower back pain with right L4 radiculopathy.","authors":"R Meli, M Hussein, M Czyz, R Henderson, S Vaiyapuri, U Pohl, C Azzopardi, R Botchu","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04783-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-024-04783-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142111938","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}
Eric L Tung, Amine El Kandoussi, Steven J Staffa, Daniel I Rosenthal, Connie Y Chang
{"title":"Elongated morphology of osteoid osteoma is associated with radiofrequency ablation failure in children.","authors":"Eric L Tung, Amine El Kandoussi, Steven J Staffa, Daniel I Rosenthal, Connie Y Chang","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04776-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-024-04776-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare the frequency of elongated morphology of osteoid osteoma (OO) in children compared to adolescents and to determine if this elongated morphology is associated with radiofrequency ablation treatment failure.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Retrospective review of first-time CT-guided radiofrequency ablation performed for presumed OO in patients < 21 years old between 1990 and 2023. Children were considered 0 to 10 years old, and adolescents were considered 11 to 20 years old. Treatment failure was considered symptomatic recurrence requiring follow-up intervention. The largest tumor dimensions in three orthogonal planes were measured using multiplanar reformatted technology. Maximum tumor dimension, tumor volume, and eccentricity index were calculated. Elongated morphology criteria were (a) largest dimension > 10 mm and (b) eccentricity index ≥ 3. Lesion locations were recorded. Statistical analyses included the chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, nonparametric Wilcoxon rank-sum test, receiver operating characteristic analysis, and Spearman's nonparametric rank correlation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 366 included patients (median 15 years, IQR 11-18 years, 254 male), there were 86 (23.5%) children, 280 (76.5%) adolescents, and 24 (6.6%) cases of treatment failure. Elongated morphology was more common in children (19.7%) than adolescents (8.6%) (p = 0.004) and associated with younger age (p = 0.009). Elongated morphology was associated with treatment failure in children (p = 0.045) but not adolescents (p > .99) or all patients (p = 0.17). Treatment failure was not associated with age, largest dimension, eccentricity index, volume, or location.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Elongated morphology of OO is associated with younger age and radiofrequency ablation treatment failure in children. Identifying this morphology may assist with counseling and treatment planning.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142047131","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}
Anne Grethe Jurik, Asta Linauskas, Rosa Marie Kiil
{"title":"Diagnostic features of osteitis condensans ilii by MRI-a systematic literature review.","authors":"Anne Grethe Jurik, Asta Linauskas, Rosa Marie Kiil","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04773-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-024-04773-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To describe and evaluate the current knowledge of MRI characteristics of osteitis condensans ilii (OCI) in the diagnostics and differentiation of OCI from other conditions.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The databases PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched from their inception to March 2024 using the search terms \"Magnetic Resonance Imaging\" (MESH term in PubMed) and \"osteitis condensans ilii\" and limited to English language. Two reviewers independently screened titles, abstracts, and full-text eligibility and assessed the risk of bias according to Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies, QUADAS-2.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The search identified 53 records. Case reports, letters/notes, and conference abstracts were excluded, resulting in 24 reports assessed by full-text, 9 research articles, 14 reviews, and a book chapter. Five retrospective research studies were found eligible for the review. Detailed MRI features of OCI were only described in two studies of patients with pain where they encompassed manifest subchondral iliac sclerosis often accompanied by bone marrow edema (BME) located peripheral to the sclerosis and displaying a continuous distribution and frequently accompanied by sacral BME. Erosions were rare and ankylosis did not occur. Fat deposition in the bone marrow was frequent and similar to BME often located to anterior strain-related joint areas. The QUADAS-2 assessments revealed risks of bias in all studies analyzed, especially regarding general applicability of the MRI features.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There is a lack of valid data describing characteristic MRI features in general groups of OCI patients with and without pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142009404","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}
Cameron X Villarreal, Xin Shen, Ahmad A Alhulail, Nicholas M Buffo, Xiaopeng Zhou, Evan Pogue, Ali Caglar Özen, Mark Chiew, Stephen Sawiak, Uzay Emir, Deva D Chan
{"title":"An accelerated PETALUTE MRI sequence for in vivo quantification of sodium content in human articular cartilage at 3T.","authors":"Cameron X Villarreal, Xin Shen, Ahmad A Alhulail, Nicholas M Buffo, Xiaopeng Zhou, Evan Pogue, Ali Caglar Özen, Mark Chiew, Stephen Sawiak, Uzay Emir, Deva D Chan","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04774-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04774-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>In this work, we evaluate the sodium magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) capabilities of a three-dimensional (3D) dual-echo ultrashort echo time (UTE) sequence with a novel rosette petal trajectory (PETALUTE), in comparison to the 3D density-adapted (DA) radial spokes UTE sequence in human articular cartilage in the knee.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We scanned five healthy subjects using a 3D dual-echo PETALUTE acquisition and two comparable implementations of 3D DA-radial spokes acquisitions, one matching the number of k-space projections (Radial - Matched Spokes) and the other matching the total number of samples (Radial - Matched Samples) acquired in k-space.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The PETALUTE acquisition enabled equivalent sodium quantification in articular cartilage volumes of interest (168.8 ± 29.9 mM, mean ± standard deviation) to those derived from the 3D radial acquisitions (171.62 ± 28.7 mM and 149.8 ± 22.2 mM, respectively). We achieved a 41% shorter scan time of 2:06 for 3D PETALUTE, compared to 3:36 for 3D radial acquisitions. We also evaluated the feasibility of further acceleration of the PETALUTE sequence through retrospective compressed sensing with 2 × and 4 × acceleration of the first echo and showed structural similarity of 0.89 ± 0.03 and 0.87 ± 0.03 when compared to non-retrospectively accelerated reconstruction.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We demonstrate improved scan time with equivalent performance using a 3D dual-echo PETALUTE sequence compared to the 3D DA-radial sequence for sodium MRI of articular cartilage.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141996402","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}
Jie C Nguyen, Vandan Patel, Liya Gendler, Donna G Blankenbaker, Kevin G Shea, Eric J Wall, James L Carey, Carl W Nissen, Diego Jaramillo, Theodore J Ganley
{"title":"Medial femoral condyle OCD (osteochondritis dissecans): correlation between imaging and arthroscopy.","authors":"Jie C Nguyen, Vandan Patel, Liya Gendler, Donna G Blankenbaker, Kevin G Shea, Eric J Wall, James L Carey, Carl W Nissen, Diego Jaramillo, Theodore J Ganley","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04749-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-024-04749-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) describes a pathologic condition centered at the osteochondral junction that may result in an unstable subchondral fragment (progeny), disruption of the overlying cartilage, which may separate from the underlying parent bone. It is one of the causes of chronic knee pain in children and young adults. The current literature on OCD lesions focuses primarily on the medial femoral condyle (MFC), but inconsistent use of terminology, particularly in the distinction of OCD lesions between skeletally immature and mature patients has created uncertainty regarding imaging workup, treatment, and long-term prognosis. This article reviews the pathophysiology of MFC OCD lesions, highlighting the role of endochondral ossification at the secondary growth plate of the immature femoral condyles, the rationale behind the imaging work-up, and key imaging findings that can distinguish between stable lesions, unstable lesions, and physiologic variants. This overview also provides a case-based review to introduce imaging correlates with the ROCK (Research in Osteochondritis of the Knee) arthroscopic classification.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141971806","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}
Samir Ghandour, Rohan Bhimani, Ayesha Yahya, Ehab Eltouny, Daniel Guss, Gregory Waryasz, J Rafael T Vicentini, Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani, Zachary E Stewart
{"title":"The utility of point-of-care dynamic ultrasonography for the diagnosis of subtle isolated ligamentous Lisfranc injuries: a cadaveric study.","authors":"Samir Ghandour, Rohan Bhimani, Ayesha Yahya, Ehab Eltouny, Daniel Guss, Gregory Waryasz, J Rafael T Vicentini, Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani, Zachary E Stewart","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04771-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-024-04771-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To assess if Lisfranc injury can be detected by US with and without abduction stress.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Eight cadaveric feet were obtained. The following measurements were obtained in the uninjured feet: C1M2 and C1C2 intervals and TMT1 and TMT2 dorsal step-off distances. Measurements were obtained both with and without abduction stress using ultrasound. The injury model was created by transecting the Lisfranc ligament complex, after which the observers performed the measurements again. Statistical analysis was used to identify differences between intact and injured models, to determine diagnostic cut-off values for identifying Lisfranc injuries, and to assess interobserver/intraobserver reliability.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a significant difference in the mean C1M2 interval, both with and without abduction stress, between the intact and torn Lisfranc ligament (p < 0.001). A C1M2 interval with stress of > 2.03 mm yielded 81% sensitivity and 72% specificity for Lisfranc disruption. There was no significant difference in the mean C1C2 interval of the torn versus intact Lisfranc ligament without stress (p = 0.10); however, the distance was significantly different with the application of stress (p < 0.001). The C1C2 interval of > 1.78 mm yielded 72% sensitivity and 69% specificity for Lisfranc injury under stress. There were no significant differences in the mean TMT1 or TMT2 dorsal step-off measurements between the intact and torn Lisfranc ligaments. All observers showed good intraobserver ICCs. The interobserver ICCs for all measurements were good or excellent, except for TMT1, which was moderate.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Ultrasonography is a promising point-of-care imaging tool to detect Lisfranc ligamentous injuries when measuring C1M2 and C1C2 distances under abduction stress.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141976587","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}
Anika Dutta, Andrea Ferrero, Kishore Rajendran, Matthew T Drake, Fang-Shu Ou, Sharmila Giri, Joel G Fletcher, Cynthia H McCollough, Francis I Baffour
{"title":"Quantitative metrics of bone quality determined at the distal radius using photon-counting CT.","authors":"Anika Dutta, Andrea Ferrero, Kishore Rajendran, Matthew T Drake, Fang-Shu Ou, Sharmila Giri, Joel G Fletcher, Cynthia H McCollough, Francis I Baffour","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04770-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04770-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine the accuracy of photon-counting-detector CT (PCD-CT) at deriving bone morphometric indices and demonstrate utility in vivo in the distal radius.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Ten cadaver wrists were scanned using PCD-CT and high-resolution peripheral quantitative CT (HRpQCT). Correlation between PCD-CT and HRpQCT morphometric indices was determined. Agreement was assessed by Lin's concordance correlation coefficient (Lin's CCC). Wrist PCD-CTs of patients between 02/2022 and 08/2023 were also evaluated for clinical utility. Morphometric indices of the in vivo distal radii were extracted and compared between patients with or without osteoporosis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In cadavers, strong correlation between PCD-CT and HRpQCT was observed for cortical thickness (Spearman correlation, ρ, 0.85), trabecular spacing (ρ = 0.98), and trabecular bone volume fraction (ρ = 0.68). Moderate negative correlation (ρ = - 0.49) was observed for trabecular thickness. PCD-CT shows good agreement to HRpQCT for cortical thickness, trabecular spacing, and trabecular bone volume fraction (Lin's CCC = 0.80, 0.94, and 0.86, respectively) but poor agreement (Lin's CCC = - 0.1) for trabecular thickness. In forty participants (31 adults and 9 pediatric), bone morphometrics indices for cortical thickness, trabecular thickness, trabecular spacing, and trabecular bone volume fraction were 0.99 mm (IQR, 0.89-1.06), 0.38 mm (IQR, 0.25-0.40), 0.82 mm (IQR, 0.72-1.05), and 0.28 (IQR, 0.25-0.33), respectively. Patients with osteoporosis had statistically significantly larger trabecular spacing (p = 0.025) and lower trabecular volumetric bone mineral density (p = 0.042).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study demonstrates the agreement of PCD-CT to HRpQCT in cadavers of most cortical and bone morphometrics examined and provide in vivo quantitative metrics of bone microarchitecture from routine clinical PCD-CT images of the distal radius.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141907661","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}
M Alejandra Bedoya, Jade Iwasaka-Neder, Andy Tsai, Patrick R Johnston, Gregor Körzdörfer, Dominik Nickel, Peter Kollasch, Sarah D Bixby
{"title":"Deep learning MR reconstruction in knees and ankles in children and young adults. Is it ready for clinical use?","authors":"M Alejandra Bedoya, Jade Iwasaka-Neder, Andy Tsai, Patrick R Johnston, Gregor Körzdörfer, Dominik Nickel, Peter Kollasch, Sarah D Bixby","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04769-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-024-04769-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the diagnostic performance and image quality of accelerated Turbo Spin Echo sequences using deep-learning (DL) reconstructions compared to conventional sequences in knee and ankle MRIs of children and young adults.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>IRB-approved prospective study consisting of 49 MRIs from 48 subjects (10 males, mean age 16.4 years, range 7-29 years), with each MRI consisting of both conventional and DL sequences. Sequences were evaluated blindly to determine predictive values, sensitivity, and specificity of DL sequences using conventional sequences and knee arthroscopy (if available) as references. Physeal patency and appearance were evaluated. Qualitative parameters were compared. Presence of undesired image alterations was assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The prevalence of abnormal findings in the knees and ankles were 11.7% (75/640), and 11.5% (19/165), respectively. Using conventional sequences as reference, sensitivity and specificity of DL sequences in knees were 90.7% and 99.3%, and in ankles were 100.0% and 100.0%. Using arthroscopy as reference, sensitivity and specificity of DL sequences were 80.0% and 95.8%, and of conventional sequences were 80.0% and 97.9%. Agreement of physeal status was 100.0%. DL sequences were qualitatively \"same-or-better\" compared to conventional (p < 0.032), except for pixelation artifact for the PDFS sequence (p = 0.233). No discrete image alteration was identified in the knee DL sequences. In the ankle, we identified one DL artifact involving a tendon (0.8%, 1/125). DL sequences were faster than conventional sequences by a factor of 2 (p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In knee and ankle MRIs, DL sequences provided similar diagnostic performance and \"same-or-better\" image quality than conventional sequences at half the acquisition time.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141902834","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}
Uma Thakur, Shyam Ramachandran, Alexander T Mazal, Jonathan Cheng, Lu Le, Avneesh Chhabra
{"title":"Multiparametric whole-body MRI of patients with neurofibromatosis type I: spectrum of imaging findings.","authors":"Uma Thakur, Shyam Ramachandran, Alexander T Mazal, Jonathan Cheng, Lu Le, Avneesh Chhabra","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04765-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-024-04765-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neurofibromatosis (NF) type I is a neuroectodermal and mesodermal dysplasia caused by a mutation of the neurofibromin tumor suppressor gene. Phenotypic features of NF1 vary, and patients develop benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors and malignant neoplasms, such as malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, malignant melanoma, and astrocytoma. Multiparametric whole-body MR imaging (WBMRI) plays a critical role in disease surveillance. Multiparametric MRI, typically used in prostate imaging, is a general term for a technique that includes multiple sequences, i.e. anatomic, diffusion, and Dixon-based pre- and post-contrast imaging. This article discusses the value of multiparametric WBMRI and illustrates the spectrum of whole-body lesions of NF1 in a single imaging setting. Examples of lesions include those in the skin (tumors and axillary freckling), soft tissues (benign and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, visceral plexiform, and diffuse lesions), bone and joints (nutrient nerve lesions, non-ossifying fibromas, intra-articular neurofibroma, etc.), spine (acute-angled scoliosis, dural ectasia, intraspinal tumors, etc.), and brain/skull (optic nerve glioma, choroid plexus xanthogranuloma, sphenoid wing dysplasia, cerebral hamartomas, etc.). After reading this article, the reader will gain knowledge of the variety of lesions encountered with NF1 and their WBMRI appearances. Timely identification of such lesions can aid in accurate diagnosis and appropriate patient management.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141894262","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}