Benign compression fractures of the spine: signal patterns.
10.3348/jkrs.1992.28.3.429
- Author:
Kyung Nam RYU
;
Woo Suk CHOI
;
Sun Wha LEE
;
Jae Hoon LIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Fractures, Compression*;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Retrospective Studies;
Spine*
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1992;28(3):429-434
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Fifteen patients with 38 compression fractures of the spine underwent magnetic resonance(MR) imaging. We retrospectively evaluated MR images in these benign compression fractures. MR images showed four patterns in T1-weighted images. MR imaging patterns were normal signal(21), band like low signal(8), low signal with preservation of peripheral portion of the body(8), and diffuse low signal through the vertebral body(1). The low signal portions were changed to high signal intensities in T2-weighted images. In 7 of 15 patients(11 compression fractures). There was a history of trauma, and the remaining 8 patients(27 compression fractures) had no history of trauma. Benign compression fractures of trauma, remained 8 patients(27 compression fractures) were non-traumatic. Benign compression fractures of the spine reveal variable signal intensities in MR imagings. These patterns of benign compression fractures may be useful in interpretation of MR imagings of the spine.
