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Accurate diagnosis of benign and malignant vertebral marrow lesions is crucial for individual treatment strategy and prognosis assessment. The changes of fat content play an important role in the pathological process of vertebral marrow lesions. The research progresses of common MR fat quantitative imaging techniques for differentiation of benign and malignant vertebral marrow lesions were reviewed in this article.
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Sarcopenia is an aging-related syndrome characterized with progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength with complex and various causes, which seriously affects the quality of the elderly's life. Quantitative and qualitative assessment of muscle mass with imaging techniques is an important factor in diagnosis of sarcopenia, which may provide reference for early diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and prevention. The progresses in imaging study of sarcopenia were reviewed in this article.
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BACKGROUND:Meniscal root damage is an important reason for meniscus extrusion. In recent years, there are many reports on the relationship between meniscus root injury and meniscus extrusion at abroad, but it is rare at home. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the correlation between knee medial meniscus extrusion and the medial meniscus posterior root tears. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of the MRI and arthroscopic findings of 84 patients with knee medial meniscus extrusion signs was conducted. Medial meniscus extrusion≥ 3 mm or length of medial meniscus extrusion/maximum diameter of meniscus extrusion ≥10%was defined as serious extrusion. The chi-square test analysis was used to analyze the correlation between posterior root tears and the medial meniscus extrusion. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:MRI measurement results of medial meniscus extrusion (length of medial meniscus extrusion ≥ 3 mm or length of medial meniscus extrusion/maximum diameter of meniscus extrusion≥ 10%) was significantly related with the arthroscopic findings of posterior root tears (P<0.05) with the odds ratio and 95%confidence intervals of 25.04 (3.07-204.44) and 6.96 (1.38-35.19) respectively. The medial meniscus serious extrusion is closely related to posterior root tears of the medial meniscus, which is a significant feature of the meniscus posterior root tears.
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Objective To evaluate the value of ice-compression therapy in mice skeletal muscle after acute crush injuries and correlate treatment effect with different compression time by MR DTI. Methods Forty Weistar mice were randomly divided into 4 groups by random number table method: control group (A), 5 min compression time group( B), 15 min compression time group(C) and 30 min compression time group(D). Diffusion tensor imaging examinations were performed before, immediately after, 24, 48 and 72 hours after injuries. ADC and FA values were calculated by fiber tracking tool. The morphological changes were confirmed by histopathology, and immunohistochemical methods were used for the assessment of Desmin expression with mean of A value. Statistical analysis by LSD-t test and Spearman rank correlation.Results (1) For every group before injuries, ADC valueswere (1.38±0.04) ×10-3,(1.38±0.08) ×10-3, ( 1.34 ± 0. 05 ) × 10 -3, ( 1.36 ± 0. 09 ) × 10 -3 mm2/s respectively, FA value were 0. 46 ± 0. 05,0. 45 ±0. 03,0. 45 ± 0. 05,0. 48 ± 0. 04 respectively. ADC values increased significantly and FA values reduced in each group immediately after injuries compared with pre-injury values. ADC values were ( 1.84 ±0. 10) × 10-3, ( 1.79 ±0. 09) × 10-3, ( 1.55 ±0. 07) × 10-3, ( 1.57 ±0. 04) × 10 -3mm2/s respectively,FA value were 0. 21 ±0. 04, 0. 26 ±0. 03, 0. 31 ±0. 02, 0. 30 ±0. 04 respectively. ADC values were still higher and FA values lower than pre-injury values at 24 hours after injury in A, B groups. ADC values were (1.54±0.13) ×10-3, (1.57±0.13) × 10-3mm2/s, FA value were 0.25 ±0.03, 0.26±0.02. (2)DTT showed fibers distorted and the number of fiber bundles reduced, some separation and displacement in each group immediately after injury. C, D groups improved more than A, B groups over time. (3) The disorder arrangement of skeletal muscle cells with edema and filaments separation were found in HE staining after injury, but the degree mitigated in C, D groups. Desmin staining became lighter with fuzzy edge immediately and 24 hours after injury, and changed more than 72 hours after injury. (4) The correlation coefficients of ADC, FA values and A value were respectively - 0. 789 and 0. 763 ( P ＜ 0. 05 ). Conclusions DTI can non-invasively reflect the pathological changes after acute crush injuries of muscles of mice and ice compression therapy. It is a useful method to guide ice compression treatment after acute crush injuries.