Samuel Issac Frost DO, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Jamie R. Ledford MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Teresa Gross Kelly MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Teaching Points: i. Pattern of MRI bone marrow signal of the pediatric head and spine changes as the child develops from infancy through adolescence. ii. MRI bone marrow signal pattern of the head and spine becomes altered in select disease states that affect the marrow and cortex. iii. A systematic approach to the analysis and characterization of pediatric MRI bone marrow signal in both the normal and abnormal state can facilitate detection and diagnosis of pathology.   

Table of Contents/Outline: I. Review normal pediatric bone marrow anatomy, physiology, histology and how it corresponds to MR imaging pattern in the developing head and spine. II. Review expected bone marrow changes in the pediatric head and spine from the fetus through 25 years of age. III. Provide examples of abnormal pediatric MRI bone marrow signal in the following categories of disease states: a. Trauma b. Infection c. Neoplasm d. Congenital e. Autoimmune f. Iatrogenic/treatment related  

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Frost, S, Ledford, J, Kelly, T, MRI of Bone Marrow Patterns in the Developing Head and Spine.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14012023.html