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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

MRI findings seen in serous atrophy of bone marrow.

Vilim Kalamar, Alun Davies, Peter Wright, Priya Suresh

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  3. Imaging of bone marrow pitfalls with emphasis on MRI.The British journal of radiology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vilim KalamarRadiology, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK vilim.kalamar@nhs.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1432-9275
Alun DaviesRadiology, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK.
Peter WrightRadiology, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK.
Priya SureshRadiology, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK.
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An 85-year-old man was referred for an MRI scan of the pelvis for further evaluation of a suspected left neck of femur fracture, which was regarded as equivocal on plain radiograph and CT. The initial MRI demonstrated unusual appearances of the visualised bone marrow and subcutaneous adipose tissue and was initially misinterpreted as a technical malfunction of the scanner. However, a repeat study on a different scanner the following day once again demonstrated the same appearances. The appearances were consistent with serous atrophy of bone marrow, a non-neoplastic disorder of the bone marrow, which is most commonly seen in severe anorexia nervosa or cachexia. These unusual, but distinct, bone marrow and subcutaneous adipose tissue appearances, which are specific to MRI, have been colloquially termed as the 'flip-flop' effect.

Indexed as

Bone MarrowMagnetic Resonance ImagingAged, 80 and overAtrophyCachexiaHumansMalePelvisorthopaedicsradiology

Identifiers

PMID34598960
PMCPMC8488742
OpenAlexW3204305648

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