ReviewSkeletal radiology2019
The Dixon technique for MRI of the bone marrow.
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- Feasibility of deep learning-accelerated ultrafast T1-weighted VIBE Dixon imaging of the pelvis for screening of metastases in prostate MRI.European radiology experimental · 2026Article
- Leveraging dixon-based magnetic resonance imaging for pelvic bone marrow imaging in radiotherapy.Physics and imaging in radiation oncology · 2025Article
- Quantitative MRI Dixon signal drop and fat fraction for differentiating bone marrow lesions: a two-center prospective analysis.European radiology experimental · 2025Article
- A three-material model for dual-layer detector spectral computed tomography measurements of marrow adipose tissue and bone mineral density.JBMR plus · 2025Article
- Bone marrow magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): morphological and functional features from reconversion to infiltration.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Review
- Whole-orbit-based multiparametric assessment of disease activity of thyroid eye disease on Dixon MRI.International ophthalmology · 2024Article
- [MR Imaging Features of Pediatric Bone Marrow].Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology · 2024Review
- Dixon T2 imaging of vertebral bone edema: reliability and comparison with short tau inversion recovery.Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) · 2024Article
- Patient centered radiology: investigating 3 Tesla whole body MRI acceptance in cancer patients.La Radiologia medica · 2023Article
- Dual-energy CT virtual non-calcium: an accurate method for detection of knee osteoarthritis-related edema-like marrow signal intensity.Insights into imaging · 2023Article
- Characterizing the Bone Marrow Environment in Advanced-Stage Myelofibrosis during Ruxolitinib Treatment Using PET/CT and MRI: A Pilot Study.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2023Article
- Imaging of bone marrow pitfalls with emphasis on MRI.The British journal of radiology · 2023Review
- How to select the quantitative magnetic resonance technique for subjects with fatty liver: A systematic review.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- The Dixon method in musculoskeletal MRI: from fat-sensitive to fat-specific imaging.Skeletal radiology · 2022Article
- Evaluation of lateral pterygoid muscle in patients with temporomandibular joint anterior disk displacement using T1-weighted Dixon sequence: a retrospective study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Diffuse vertebral marrow changes at MRI: Multiple myeloma or normal?Skeletal radiology · 2022Review
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers in the Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Vertebral Lesions : Combination of Diffusion-Weighted and Proton Density Fat Fraction Spine MRI.Clinical neuroradiology · 2021Article
- Current progress and future trends in imaging of musculoskeletal bone tumours.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2021Article
- Bone marrow adipose tissue content in Latino adolescents with prediabetes and obesity.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Dixon sequences are established as a reliable MRI technique that can be used for problem-solving in the assessment of bone marrow lesions. Unlike other fat suppression methods, Dixon techniques rely on the difference in resonance frequency between fat and water and in a single acquisition, fat only, water only, in-phase and out-of-phase images are acquired. This gives Dixon techniques the unique ability to quantify the amount of fat within a bone lesion, allowing discrimination between marrow-infiltrating and non-marrow-infiltrating lesions such as focal nodular marrow hyperplasia. Dixon can be used with gradient echo and spin echo techniques, both two-dimensional and three-dimensional imaging. Another advantage is its rapid acquisition time, especially when using traditional two-point Dixon gradient echo sequences. Overall, Dixon is a robust fat suppression method that can also be used with intravenous contrast agents. After reviewing the available literature, we would like to advocate the implementation of additional Dixon sequences as a problem-solving tool during the assessment of bone marrow pathology.
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