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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-10-15
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to compare the sensitivity of different magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences to depict periosteal edema in patients with medial tibial pain. Additionally, we evaluated the ability of dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging (DCES) to depict possible temporal alterations in muscular perfusion within compartments of the leg. Fifteen patients with medial tibial pain were examined with MRI. T1-, T2-weighted, proton density axial images and dynamic and static phase post-contrast images were compared in ability to depict periosteal edema. STIR was used in seven cases to depict bone marrow edema. Images were analyzed to detect signs of compartment edema. Region-of-interest measurements in compartments were performed during DCES and compared with controls. In detecting periosteal edema, post-contrast T1-weighted images were better than spin echo T2-weighted and proton density images or STIR images, but STIR depicted the bone marrow edema best. DCES best demonstrated the gradually enhancing periostitis. Four subjects with severe periosteal edema had visually detectable pathologic enhancement during DCES in the deep posterior compartment of the leg. Percentage enhancement in the deep posterior compartment of the leg was greater in patients than in controls. The fast enhancement phase in the deep posterior compartment began slightly slower in patients than in controls, but it continued longer. We believe that periosteal edema in bone stress reaction can cause impairment of venous flow in the deep posterior compartment. MRI can depict both these conditions. In patients with medial tibial pain, MR imaging protocol should include axial STIR images (to depict bone pathology) with T1-weighted axial pre and post-contrast images, and dynamic contrast enhanced imaging to show periosteal edema and abnormal contrast enhancement within a compartment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0730-725X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
947-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Bone Marrow, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Compartment Syndromes, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Contrast Media, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Cumulative Trauma Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Diagnosis, Differential, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Edema, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Gadolinium DTPA, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Leg, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Military Personnel, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Muscle, Skeletal, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Pain, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Periosteum, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:10463643-Tibia
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Medial tibial pain: a dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Turku University and Turku University Hospital, Finland. kimmo.mattila@TYKS.fi
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't