Comparing sonography with MR imaging of apophyseal injuries of the pelvis in four boys

Robin Miller Pisacano; Theodore T Miller

doi:10.2214/ajr.181.1.1810223

Comparing sonography with MR imaging of apophyseal injuries of the pelvis in four boys

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2003 Jul;181(1):223-30. doi: 10.2214/ajr.181.1.1810223.

Authors

Robin Miller Pisacano¹, Theodore T Miller

Affiliation

¹ Both authors: Department of Radiology, North Shore University Hospital, 825 Northern Blvd., Great Neck, NY 11021, USA.

PMID: 12818864
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.181.1.1810223

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this article is to describe the sonographic appearance of avulsion of the apophyses of the anterosuperior and anteroinferior iliac spines of the pelvis.

Conclusion: Sonography can show apophyseal injuries of the pelvis and can be used instead of MR imaging.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Humans
Ilium / diagnostic imaging*
Ilium / injuries*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Pelvic Bones / diagnostic imaging*
Pelvic Bones / injuries*
Running / injuries*
Soccer / injuries*
Ultrasonography, Doppler