Abstract #4466

The value of BOLD-MRI in early diagnosis of osteonecrosis of the femoral Head in patients with steroid treatment

Jing Li¹, Zhuoli Zhang², Yu Zhang³, Quan Zhang¹, and Fei Yuan⁴

¹Pingjin Hospital, Tianjin, China, People's Republic of, ²Northwestern Univerisity, Chicago, IL, United States, ³Philips Healthcare, Beijing, China, People's Republic of, ⁴MRI, PingJin Hospital, TianJin, China, People's Republic of

This study attempted to compare BOLD with conventional MRI sequences for determining the onset of osteonecrosis of the femoral head following steroid-related osteonecrosis. 112 patients who had received steroid treatment were scanned using conventional MRI and BOLD. The manifestation in BOLD-MRI is in accordance with the pathology of ONFH, which would allow early treatment of ONFH.

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