DYSBARIC OSTEONECROSES IN PROFESSIONAL DI VERS - MRT AS A SCREENING METHOD

Authors
HEYER D SCHONTAG H MAAS R BEESE M
Citation
D. Heyer et al., DYSBARIC OSTEONECROSES IN PROFESSIONAL DI VERS - MRT AS A SCREENING METHOD, RoFo. Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der neuenbildgebenden Verfahren, 161(4), 1994, pp. 335-340
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
RoFo. Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der neuenbildgebenden Verfahren → ACNP
ISSN journal
09366652
Volume
161
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
335 - 340
Database
ISI
SICI code
0936-6652(1994)161:4<335:DOIPDV>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
20 male professional divers underwent a total of 68 MR examinations of the shoulder, hip and knee joints with follow-up for 16 joint regions , Cerebral MR was performed additionally in 16 divers. 11 patients sho wed signal alterations of bone marrow which suggested bone infarct in 9 cases. One patient had unifocal demyelinisation of the left hemisphe re. In conclusion, MR showed high sensitivity in detecting dysbaric os teonecrosis.