Management of Bone Marrow Edema with Interventional Radiology: When and How
Bone marrow edema, a typical and exclusive finding of magnetic resonance imaging, is a characteristic of multiple pathologies. There is still no consensus about its origin and histologic characteristics. In this article, we describe six causes of bone edema based on pathophysiologic characteristics: traumatic, infectious, inflammatory, degenerative, tumoral, and neuromediated. For each of them, we explain both the diagnostic and therapeutic role of interventional radiology. The fundamental importance of bone biopsy in characterizing the lesions associated with bone edema is also reviewed.
Authors
- Francesco Arrigoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7793-1872)
- C. Masciocchi
- Ernesto Di Cesare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0995-3081)
- Thomas Le Corroller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3035-7006)
- Julia Daffinà
- Luigi Zugaro
- Antonio Barile
- Carmine Zoccali
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
- University of L'Aquila (IT)
- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (FR)
- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille (FR)
- Ospedale San Filippo Neri (IT)
- National Cancer Institute (MY)
- Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (JP)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2732-7610
- Primary Topic
- Bone and Joint Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00