MRI of lymphoma of bone marrow
- VernacularTitle:淋巴瘤骨髓的MRI表现
- Author:
Wenjian XU
;
Aide XU
;
Zhimin WEI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Lymphoma;
Bone neoplasms;
Magnetic resonance imaging
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiology
1994;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study MRI manifestation of lymphoma of bone marrow. Methods Ten patients(8 males and 2 females) with lymphoma of bone were performed MRI. Two cases were primary (1 HD and 1 NHL) and 8 were secondary NHL. Results (1)Location: All cases involved axial bones; (2)Number: 9 cases involved multiple bones, only 1 primary NHL involved solitary bone; (3)Signal Intensity: The marrow infiltration were showed low and high signal intensity on T 1WI and T 2WI respectively; (4)Shape: 9 cases were showed multiple focal features, another one showed diffuse changes; (5)Pathological Fracture: 3 cases associated with pathological fractures of vertebrae. Conclusion The sensitivity of MRI was excellent for detecting marrow infiltration of lymphoma, but the specificity was poor.
