Open AccessRelative volume measured with magnetic resonance imaging is an articular collapse predictor in hematological pediatric patients with femoral head osteonecrosis
Author(s) -
Davide Ippolito,
Alessandro Masetto,
Cammillo Talei Franzesi,
Pietro Andrea Bonaffini,
Alessandra Casiraghi,
Sandro Sironi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8470
DOI - 10.4329/wjr.v8.i8.750
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , femoral head , coronal plane , nuclear medicine , receiver operating characteristic , deformity , articular surface , body surface area , radiology , surgery
To assess the potential value of femoral head (FH) volume measurements to predict joint collapse, as compared to articular surface involvement, in post-treatment osteonecrosis (ON) in pediatric patients affected by lymphoproliferative diseases.