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Table 2 Skeletal imaging survey in patients with mucopolysaccharidoses

From: The role of imaging in the skeletal involvement of mucopolysaccharidoses

 

Baseline

Follow-up

Cervical spine

A-P, L-L radiographs standing upright

MRI

Yearlya

Thoracolumbar spine

A-P, L-L radiographs standing upright

MRI

Yearlya

Hips/pelvis

A-P radiograph

Yearlya

Lower extremities

A-P radiograph standing upright

Yearlya

Forearms

A-P radiograph

 

Hands

A-P radiograph

 

Feet

A-P radiograph

 
  1. A-P anteroposterior, L-L lateral-lateral, MRI magnetic resonance imaging
  2. aYearly radiography frequency depends on the type of patient clinical manifestation and might be appropriate only for those patients presenting significant kyphosis and/or suffering from spinal pain; MRI is preferred for those patients with neurological problems as it allows better imaging of the spine and a related spinal cord compression