Normal bone marrow: signal characteristics and fatty conversion

P S Babyn; M Ranson; M E McCarville

Normal bone marrow: signal characteristics and fatty conversion

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 1998 Aug;6(3):473-95.

Authors

P S Babyn¹, M Ranson, M E McCarville

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 9654581

Abstract

Understanding the dynamic MR appearance of normal bone marrow during childhood is essential. This article reviews normal bone marrow structure and development, especially the process of fatty conversion, laying the cornerstone for accurate interpretation of marrow MR imaging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adipose Tissue / pathology*
Adolescent
Bone Marrow / anatomy & histology*
Bone Marrow / growth & development
Bone Marrow Diseases / diagnosis*
Child
Child, Preschool
Contrast Media
Female
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / methods
Male

Substances

Contrast Media