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ArticleSkeletal radiology2016

Lower-limb MRI in the staging and re-staging of osteonecrosis in paediatric patients affected by acute lymphoblastic leukaemia after therapy.

D Ippolito, A Masetto, C Talei Franzesi, P A Bonaffini, A Sala, A Biondi, S Sironi

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D IppolitoSchool of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy. davide.atena@tiscalinet.it.
A MasettoSchool of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy.
C Talei FranzesiSchool of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy.
P A BonaffiniSchool of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy.
A SalaSchool of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy.
A BiondiSchool of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy.
S SironiSchool of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy.
University of Milano-Bicocca · ITAzienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo · IT

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Abstract

purposeTo assess the diagnostic value of MRI examination in detecting and monitoring osteonecrotic lesions (ON) in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) after chemotherapy (CHT) and/or bone marrow transplantation (BMT). METHODS AND MATERIALS: Seventy-three patients (37 males, mean age 12.4 years old) with ALL after treatment underwent a lower-limb MR examination between November 2006 and March 2012. In 47 there was clinical suspicion of ON, 26 were asymptomatic. Studies were performed with a 1 T and a 1.5 T scanner, acquiring short tau inversion recovery (STIR) and T1-weighted sequences in coronal plane from the hips to the ankles. The average acquisition time was 18 min. Considering baseline and follow-up examinations, the overall number of MRI studies was 195.

resultsFifty-four of 73 patients showed ON at MRI study, with an overall number of 323 ON (89 involving articular surface, 24 with joint deformity, JD). Twenty-five of 47 symptomatic patients showed subchondral ON lesions, 11 developed JD. Three of 26 asymptomatic patients showed subchondral bone ON at baseline examination but no JD at follow-up. Twenty-two of 28 BMT, 32/45 CHT patients developed ON.

conclusionOur MRI protocol proved to be feasible in evaluating ON in paediatric patients. Studies should be addressed only to symptomatic patients.

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Bone Marrow TransplantationChildFemaleHumansLower ExtremityMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleOsteonecrosisPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaAcute lymphoblastic leukaemiaMRIOsteonecrosis

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