Role of 3T MRI in Evaluation of Bone Marrow Changes in Spine in Various Diseases.

Abstract: Multiplanar MR imaging provides excellent spatial and contrast resolution necessary to differentiate the signal intensities of fatty (yellow) marrow elements from hematopoietic (red) marrow elements and hence it is useful for evaluation of various pathologies of bone marrow. Utilization of typical imaging features on conventional MR imaging techniques and other newer imaging techniques, such as diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and in- and out-of-phase MRI, for better characterisation of bone marrow pathologies has been highlighted.

Aims And Objectives: To determine the prevalence of various bone marrow pathologies in spine.