Evaluation of MRI in discriminating benign and malignant compression fracture of vertebrae

Abstract

Benign and malignant compression fracture of vertebrae are common diseases in clinic. Because their therapies are different,it is important to identify them. At present, MRI is the main means in discriminating benign and malignant compression fracture of vertebrae. Sometimes the change of MRI signal in them is overlap, therefore, it is difficult to diagnose accurately. In the recent years, with the appearance of MRI new technology, people have already applied it to work out the difficulty. Key words: Fractures; compression; Magnetic resonance imaging; Evaluation studies