The value of MRI in early diagnosis of dysbaric osteonecrosis / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To investigate the value of MRI in the early diagnosis of diagnosis of dysbaric osteonecrosis.@*Methods@#Labor hygiene investigation and occupation health were examined on 52 high pressure operating personnel, were selected for the examination of both shoulders, hips and knees with X-ray and CT scan.@*Results@#The cystic sign in dysbaric osteonecrosis as an important imaging feature, which perform in the MRI examination for T1W I sequence showed low or slightly low signal and T2W I sequence showed high signal, and X-ray and CT have a lower detection rate than MRI. The Kappa consistency test showed a high consistency with the two methods. At the same time MRI examination also can discover the bone marrow cavity necrosis early pathological change.@*Conclusion@#MRI is an effective method for the diagnosis of early dysbaric osteonecrosis, which can improve the early diagnosis rate of dysbaric osteonecrosis.