Open AccessNormal gadolinium-enhanced MR images of the developing appendicular skeleton: Part I. Cartilaginous epiphysis and physis.
Author(s) -
Carol E. Barnewolt,
Frederic Shapiro,
Diego Jaramillo
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.169.1.9207522
Subject(s) - physis , medicine , epiphysis , epiphyseal plate , ossification center , anatomy , cartilage , cadaveric spasm , ossification , magnetic resonance imaging , articular cartilage , radiology , pathology , radiography , osteoarthritis , alternative medicine
We have used gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging to define the expected normal appearance of the developing cartilaginous epiphyses and physes in neonates, infants, and children and to define the changes with maturity in epiphyseal vascular pattern.