TY - GEN
T1 - The components of the magnetic resonance image of the neurocentral junction
AU - Raj Wani, T.
AU - Hilang, E. M.
AU - Secretan, C.
AU - Bhargava, R.
AU - Lambert, R.
AU - Moreau, M.
AU - Mahood, J.
AU - Raso, V. J.
AU - Bagnall, K. M.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - The neurocentral junction (NCJ) is a cartilaginous growth plate located between the vertebral centrum and the neural arch. In characterizing the age of closure of this growth plate, anatomic studies have suggested that the NCJ closes before age 10, whereas MRI studies have suggested that the NCJ does not fuse until adolescence In this study, gross anatomic and histologic sections were correlated with MR images to determine the components of the NCJ image. The NCJ image appeared as a thick white line that was shown to encompass the cartilage of the growth plate, the surrounding woven bone and a portion of the trabecular bone of the vertebra. Although the MR pixels were too large to completely resolve the tissues that surround the growth plate, MRI was shown to be a valuable technique of visualizing the NCJ cartilage and further MRI studies of the human NCJ are needed.
AB - The neurocentral junction (NCJ) is a cartilaginous growth plate located between the vertebral centrum and the neural arch. In characterizing the age of closure of this growth plate, anatomic studies have suggested that the NCJ closes before age 10, whereas MRI studies have suggested that the NCJ does not fuse until adolescence In this study, gross anatomic and histologic sections were correlated with MR images to determine the components of the NCJ image. The NCJ image appeared as a thick white line that was shown to encompass the cartilage of the growth plate, the surrounding woven bone and a portion of the trabecular bone of the vertebra. Although the MR pixels were too large to completely resolve the tissues that surround the growth plate, MRI was shown to be a valuable technique of visualizing the NCJ cartilage and further MRI studies of the human NCJ are needed.
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U2 - 10.3233/978-1-60750-935-6-235
DO - 10.3233/978-1-60750-935-6-235
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 2004200419
AN - SCOPUS:16544394252
SN - 1586032895
SN - 9781586032890
T3 - Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
SP - 235
EP - 240
BT - Research into Spinal Deformities 4
PB - IOS Press
T2 - 4th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities, IRSSD 2002
Y2 - 24 May 2002 through 27 May 2002
ER -