Differentiation of acute osteoporotic from malignant vertebral compression fractures with conventional MRI and diffusion MR imaging

Differentiation of acute osteoporotic from malignant vertebral compression fractures with conventional MRI and diffusion MR imaging

Aim: To evaluate the role of using a single shot spin echoplanar DW sequence (SSSEP-DWI) compared to conventional MRI and contrast enhanced T1WI in differentiation between vertebral osteoporotic fractures and malignant compression fractures. The sensitivity and specificity of (SSSEP-DWI) will also b...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mohamad H. Abowarda, Hossam M. Abdel-Rahman, Mahmoud M. Taha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Osteoporotic malignant fractures DWI
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X16302182

Internet

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X16302182

Similar Items