Assessement of MR signal intensity of cranium and cervical spine bone marrow.
10.3348/jkrs.1993.29.6.1134
- Author:
Jong Min KIM
;
Young Duk JOH
;
Jin Do HUH
;
So Sun KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Bone Marrow*;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Parturition;
Retrospective Studies;
Skull*;
Spine*
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1993;29(6):1134-1139
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The components of bore marrow change dramatically during lifetime. To evaluate the bone marrow of cranium and upper cervical spine, the authors retrospectively evaluated 300 examinations of cranium and the second cervical bone in patients without known bone marrow abnormality. T1-weighted images were used to analyze the changes of lone marrow signal intensity according to the age and sex. The signal intensity of bone marrow of cranium increased most rapidly from birth to age of 10 years. Between 11 and 20 years of age, gradual increase of signal intensity was noted. There was minimal augment of signal intensity after age of 20 years. The examination of signal intensity of bone marrow of the cranium revealed slightly higher score in male than in female. The synchondrosis of the second cervical vertebra was visible in 97%. These results may be useful in the detection of abnormal bone marrow signal of cranium and upper cervical spine.
