Phalangeal microgeodic disease: report of two cases and review of imaging

Phalangeal microgeodic disease is a rare disease that is frequently (though not invariably) related to cold exposure. In most cases, the clinical and radiographic findings of phalangeal microgeodic disease are sufficient to reach the diagnosis. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of phalan...

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Published in:Skeletal radiology 2013-03, Vol.42 (3), p.451-455
Main Authors: Lee, Ryan Ka Lok, Griffith, James F, Read, John W, Ng, Alex Wing Hung, Bellemore, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Bone diseases
Bone Diseases - diagnosis
Case Report
Child
Diagnosis
Diagnostic imaging
Dysplasia
Female
Finger Phalanges - diagnostic imaging
Finger Phalanges - pathology
Humans
Imaging
Male
Medical research
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Medicine, Experimental
Nuclear Medicine
Orthopedics
Pathology
Radiography
Radiology
Toe Phalanges - diagnostic imaging
Toe Phalanges - pathology
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Summary:Phalangeal microgeodic disease is a rare disease that is frequently (though not invariably) related to cold exposure. In most cases, the clinical and radiographic findings of phalangeal microgeodic disease are sufficient to reach the diagnosis. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of phalangeal microgeodic disease have been described in four cases in the English literature with two additional cases presented here. MRI allows a greater appreciation of affected bone areas and adds specificity to radiography with regard to diagnosis. In this sense, MRI is a helpful investigation in those cases of phalangeal microgeodic disease when doubt still exists following clinical and radiographic assessment.
ISSN:0364-2348
1432-2161
DOI:10.1007/s00256-012-1561-8