Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of sacral insufficiency fractures: Comparison with metastases of the sacrum

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 26, 2007, Pages

  Byun, Woo Mok ^a   Jang, Han Won ^b   Kim, Sang Woo ^b   Jang, Sung Ho ^b   Ahn, Sang Ho ^b   Ahn, Myun Whan ^b  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted MR; Insufficiency fractures; Metastasis; Sacrum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM INSUFFICIENCY FRACTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOMACH CANCER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACRUM; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 37349013543     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31815ce70c     Document Type: Article

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