Rickets on MR images
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An Electroporation Method to Transform Rickettsia spp. with a Fluorescent Protein-Expressing Shuttle Vector in Tick Cell Lines
Published on: October 11, 2022
K Ecklund1, A S Doria, D Jaramillo
1Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Background:
The pathologic changes at the physis in patients with rickets have been well demonstrated histologically. Radiographs can depict only the associated osseous abnormalities.
Patients And Methods:
We report two children in whom MR imaging demonstrated rachitic changes in the physeal cartilage beyond the well-recognized bony features.
Results:
The striking appearance of the physes and the physes of the secondary ossification centers confirm that MR imaging can successfully evaluate the cartilaginous structures of the developing skeleton.
Conclusion:
Though MR imaging is clearly unnecessary for the diagnosis of rickets, it is important that the typical features are not misinterpreted as other pathology.
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