MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING
How Do We Image It? From Basic to Advanced MRI Protocols
Fig. 1 Multi-echo T2 images at the level of the osteochondral junction (patellar specimen). Post-processing of the following images allows generation of corresponding T2 maps (for color reproduction see p…
Rotator Cuff and Impingement Syndromes
Fig. 1 a, b. Supraspinatus outlet. a Diagram shows the supraspinatus outlet (S) bounded by the humeral head (H), the coracoacromial ligament (arrow), acromioclavicular joint and the acromion (a), and…
Photon Imaging, Including SPECT/CT, in Patients with Prostheses
Fig. 1 a–c. Three-dimensional evaluation of prosthesis components with reconstruction of the mechanical axis femoral and tibial resulting in a 3 degree varus (a). Easy measurement of femoral varus/valgus, femoral…
of Primary and Metastatic Tumors
Fig. 1 Delayed whole body scintigram demonstrates the typical axial locations for metastatic disease The location should be predominantly axial, and when in long bones mostly in the proximal metaphyses….
of the Hand and Wrist
Fig. 1 Coronal short tau inversion recovery (STIR) image of the left wrist on a 1.5T extremity magnetic resonance scan. A nondisplaced fracture is visualized in the proximal pole of…
of Metastatic Bone and Soft Tissue Lesions in Prostate Cancer with FCH PET/CT
Fig. 1 Preoperative staging. Multiple retroperitoneal lymph node metastases in a 66-year-old patient with prostate-specific antigen 88.4 ng/mL, Gleason score 8 (for color reproduction see p 311) Bone Metastases In…
of Musculoskeletal Infections
Fig. 1 Osteomyelitis and bone abscess in the left tibial head of a 24-year-old man. a Anteroposterior radiograph of the left knee shows focal trabecular lysis involving the tibial head…
How to Interpret Asymmetries, Masses and Architectural Distortions
ACR grading of mammographic breast tissue density Glandular tissue component (%) Description I <25 Almost entirely fat II 25–50 Scattered fibroglandular densities III 51–75 Heterogenously dense IV >75 Extremely dense…
Imaging of Bone Metastases with FDG, Fluoride and Gallium-Somatostatin Analogs
Fig. 1 68Ga- DOTANOC (DOTA-Tyr3-octreotide) positron emission tomographycomputed tomography in metastatic carcinoid. Metastatic disease in the liver and bone. There is an example of an early small metastasis in the…