Key Points ■ Osteonecrosis results from cell death in components of bone: hematopoietic fat marrow and mineralized tissue. ■ Osteonecrosis in its prototypical form results from impairment of the blood supply to the femoral head; consequently, the terms avascular necrosis…
Image-guided percutaneous needle biopsy (PNB) has emerged as a safe, effective, and accurate tool for the diagnosis of musculoskeletal lesions. Information obtained from percutaneous biopsy helps determine appropriate therapy and disease prognosis. Whether a lesion is benign or malignant and…
Dedicated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of peripheral nerves is referred to as magnetic resonance neurography (MRN). From the time Howe and Filler et al. originally described MRN, this technique has evolved with constant addition of newer and optimized MRI techniques, and…