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MR findings of primary bone lymphoma in a 15-year-old girl: emphasis on diffusion-weighted imaging

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We report a case of primary bone lymphoma (PBL) in a 15-year-old girl assessed by MR imaging with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). DWI has been shown to help characterize the cellularity of solid tumors and this case correlates well with previous data.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229-3039, USA

    Kevin M. Garrett, Hee Kyung Kim & Kathleen H. Emery

  2. Department of Pathology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229-3039, USA

    Jerzy Stanek

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Garrett, K.M., Kim, H.K., Stanek, J. et al. MR findings of primary bone lymphoma in a 15-year-old girl: emphasis on diffusion-weighted imaging. Pediatr Radiol 41, 658–662 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-010-1893-2

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