Role of magnetic resonance imaging in differentiating benign and malignant causes of vertebral collapse.

Abstract

Vertebral collapse is associated with breakdown of vertebra resulting in decrease in height of vertebral body. Magnetic Resonance Imaging is well known method to evaluate bone and bone marrow diseases, one of the reliable markers to differentiate between benign and malignant compressive fractures and certain characteristics which aids in early differentiation of benign and malignant vertebral collapse and also helps in diagnosis of etiological background of vertebral collapse.