Advances in whole body MRI for musculoskeletal imaging: Diffusion-weighted imaging

AbstractRecent advances in imaging technology have enabled the acquisition of anatomical and functional imaging from head to toe in a reasonably short scan time. Accordingly, whole body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (WB-DWI) have gained recent attention for the m...

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Published in:Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma 2019-07, Vol.10 (4), p.680-686
Main Authors: Lee, Koeun, Park, Ho Young, Kim, Kyung Won, Lee, Amy Junghyun, Yoon, Min A, Chae, Eun Jin, Lee, Jeong Hyun, Chung, Hye Won
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bone
Diffusion-weighted imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Musculoskeletal
Orthopedics
Whole body
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Summary:AbstractRecent advances in imaging technology have enabled the acquisition of anatomical and functional imaging from head to toe in a reasonably short scan time. Accordingly, whole body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (WB-DWI) have gained recent attention for the management of musculoskeletal problems such as bone tumors and rheumatologic diseases. WB-MRI is especially useful in diagnosing systemic or widespread disease requiring whole body evaluation, such as bone metastases, multiple myeloma, lymphoma, neurofibromatosis, and spondyloarthropathies. Among WB-MRI sequences, the WB-DWI technique greatly increases the value of WB-MRI in the evaluation of disease extent and characterization as well as treatment monitoring. In support of the utilization of WB-MRI and WB-DWI in orthopedic clinics for various musculoskeletal diseases, we provide an overview of the technical aspects of WB-MRI and WB-DWI and their clinical applications in musculoskeletal tumors and rheumatic diseases.
ISSN:0976-5662
2213-3445
DOI:10.1016/j.jcot.2019.05.018