MR findings in a patient with Caffey's disease

I Saatci1, J J Brown, W H McAlister

  • 1Hacettepe University Hospital, Radiology Department, Sihhiye 06100, Ankara, Turkey.

Pediatric Radiology
|January 1, 1996
PubMed

Insights

Caffey's disease in infants can present with significant periosteal and soft tissue abnormalities on MRI. These findings are crucial for diagnosis, even when other imaging is inconclusive.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Radiology
  • Skeletal Dysplasias
  • Medical Imaging

Background:

  • Caffey disease, also known as infantile cortical hyperostosis, is a rare condition.
  • Diagnosis can be challenging due to variable imaging findings.