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MR appearances of bone marrow in children following bone marrow transplantation

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Two cases are presented of children who demonstrated complete absence of bone marrow signal on MR imaging of the spine following bone marrow transplantation. The possible causes for these appearances are discussed.

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  1. A. E. Boothroyd

    Present address: Department of Radiology, Middlesex Hospital, Mortimer Street, WC1, London, UK

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  1. Department of Paediatric Radiology, Hospital des Enfants Malades, Paris, France

    G. Sebag & F. Brunelle

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Boothroyd, A.E., Sebag, G. & Brunelle, F. MR appearances of bone marrow in children following bone marrow transplantation. Pediatr Radiol 21, 291–292 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02018628

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