Contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for femoral neck fracture
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Contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for femoral neck fracture
Abstract
Femoral head perfusion was evaluated in 29 patients after acute femoral neck fracture using contrast enhanced fat saturation magnetic resonance imaging. The patients were followed up with T1 and T2 weighted spin echo magnetic resonance imaging without fat saturation, which is suitable in detecting avascular necrosis. The mean interval from injury to the initial contrast enhanced fat saturation magnetic resonance imaging was 24.5 hours. The mean age at the time of injury was 69 years, and the mean followup was 26.9 months. Three distinct patterns of femoral head enhancement were recognized in the acute phase after fracture. When the whole femoral head was well enhanced (Type 3, n = 11), no avascular necrosis developed. In contrast, when the head showed no enhancement (Type 1, n = 6), avascular necrosis developed in all patients. In patients with partial enhancement (Type 2, n = 12), avascular necrosis developed in five patients. These data showed the current method provided an accurate prediction of the development of avascular necrosis in the patients with Type 1 and Type 3 enhancement. However, overall predictive value was 59% (17 of 29 patients) because of the uncertainty in the patients with partial enhancement (Type 2), and additional study is needed for this method to become routine in clinical use.
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