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Early and Late Bone-Marrow Changes After Irradiation: MR Evaluation
Early and Late Bone-Marrow Changes After Irradiation: MR Evaluation
Susan K. Stevens1’2 Knowledge of the chronologic evolution of bone-marrow changes during and after
Sheila G. Moore1 radiation therapy is essential in differentiating normal postradiation changes from other
Irving D. Kaplan3 marrow abnormalities. The appearance of the lumbar vertebral bone marrow was studied
on 55 serial spin-echo and short-TI inversion-recovery (STIR) MR images obtained in
American Journal of Roentgenology 1990.154:745-750.
Radiatio n Therapy
Diagnosis/Case No. Age Days of MRb
Dosea Duration
(rad) (weeks)
Hodgkin disease
1 45 3990 5 -25,1,21,28, 35
2 26 4020 5 0, 8, 16, 22, 390
3 26 4020 5 9, 17, 24, 379
4 17 4050 5 0, 8, 23, 36, 420
5 41 4380 6 79, 136, 199, 339
6 38 4400 5 190
7 73 3600 6 180,281
8 49 4385 5 -1, 24, 31, 141
9 13 1500 6 0,9,15,84
10 33 4400 5 -10, 3, 35
Seminoma
11 34 3000 3 0, 1 0, 1 7, 24, 73
12 39 3090 3 0, 8, 15, 22, 53
Prostate cancer
13 70 5000 6 20, 24, 34, 46
14 68 5000 6 1 0, 23, 36, 42
Note-Chemotherapy had been administered previously in three cases: Adriamycin, bleomycin, vinbiastine, and
dacarbazine in cases 8-1 0 and, in addition, nitrogen mustard, Oncovin, procarbazine, and prednisone in cases 9 and
American Journal of Roentgenology 1990.154:745-750.
10.
a 80-200 rad (1 .8-2 Gy)/day when administered.
b Days after starting radiation therapy.
Subjects and Methods intensity on Ti -weighted images and/or increased signal intensity on
STIR images were seen.
Fifty-five MR examinations of the lumbar spine in 14 patients 13-
Ti and T2 relaxation times of vertebral marrow were calculated
73 years old were performed with a 0.38-T resistive magnet (RX
from the spin-echo images. Ti relaxation time was calculated by
4000, Resonex, Sunnyvale, CA). Patients were imaged before and
using successive approximation to fit the acquired data to an expo-
during a 3- to 6-week course of fractionated paravertebral lymph-
nential curve based on the signal strength acquired for two different
node irradiation for either Hodgkin disease, seminoma, or prostate
values of TR. T2 relaxation time was calculated by using the signal-
carcinoma. Patients were screened with either bone scans, bone-
intensity measurements for two different TEs and the assumption
marrow biopsies, or CT prior to receiving radiation and were found
that hydrogen, TR, and Ti are constant. Signal strength is therefore
to have no evidence of marrow disease. Three patients received a 4-
proportional to exp(-TE/T2) [7]. The regions of interest used in
week course of chemotherapy 2-4 weeks before starting their course
calculating the relaxation times included all vertebral marrow from Li
of radiation therapy, at which time peripheral blood counts were
through L5 shown on any particular image, provided the vertebral
normal. These patients had not had MR scans before receiving
body was not near the edge of the coil. Discrete central areas of
chemotherapy. Clinical data are summarized in Table 1.
marrow were measured for each vertebral body; care was taken not
Sagittal spin-echo Ti -weighted, 300/30,75 (TRITE), and T2-
to include disk or posterior spinous ligaments. In each case the
weighted, 2000/30,75, images were obtained by using 1 0-mm-thick
individual regions of interest consisted of more than 40 pixels, with
slices with a 20% gap between consecutive sections. Ten and two
an average standard deviation of calculated relaxation times of less
acquisitions were obtained for Ti - and T2-weighted images, respec-
than i 0%. Statistical analysis of the calculated Ti and T2 relaxation
tively, with a 256 x 256 image matrix. In addition to spin-echo
times as a function of time after institution of radiation therapy was
imaging, short-Ti inversion-recovery (STIR) images, 1 500/i 00/30
performed by using the sign test.
(TR/Tl/TE), were obtained. Two averages were acquired with a 256
Pathologic specimens for correlation with the MR findings were
x 256 image matrix. Patients were imaged before the onset of
not obtained from any of our patients during the course of radiation
radiation therapy, weekly for 4-6 weeks, and at various monthly
therapy, as none of our patients had evidence of tumor involvement
intervals up to 1 4 months thereafter. Not every patient was imaged
of the marrow when irradiation was initiated. Patients were monitored
during every time interval, however, and in three patients the first
with serial blood chemistries, complete blood counts, and chest and
MR scan was obtained 6 or more weeks after starting irradiation
plain abdominal radiographs. No patient showed evidence of clinical
(Table 1).
disease immediately after the course of irradiation, and the four
Data were analyzed by using an intensity grading system. For
patients imaged 1 year or more after receiving radiation therapy were
spin-echo images, a grade 1 signal intensity was given to the marrow
all disease-free at the time of their last MR scan.
if the marrow signal intensity was equal to that of muscle, a grade 2
signal intensity was given to the marrow if the signal intensity of the
marrow was greater than that of muscle but less than that of fat, and
a grade 3 signal intensity was given to the marrow if the marrow Results
signal intensity was equal to that of fat (fatty marrow). In addition to
a signal-intensity grade, homogeneity or heterogeneity of the marrow, Spin-Echo Imaging
as well as the presence or absence of surrounding soft tissue or disk
edema, were noted. Edema of the soft tissues or intervertebral disk The appearance of the bone marrow on Ti -weighted spin-
was considered present if increased signal intensity on T2-weighted echo images essentially did not change during days 1-10
spin-echo images with corresponding intermediate to low signal after the institution of radiation therapy in six of seven patients
AJR:154, April 1990 POSTIRRADIATION BONE-MARROW CHANGES 747
imaged. The marrow signal intensity remained either equal to surrounding a central zone of bright signal intensity. In half of
or greater than that of muscle but less than that of fat, our patients imaged more than 6 weeks after radiation therapy
depending on the signal intensity of the marrow before ther- was started, the homogeneous pattern of diffusely increased
apy. Between days 1 1 and 24, there was either no change in signal intensity developed (Fig. 2); in the other half, the band
the appearance of the marrow (five of 1 1 patients) or there pattern developed (Fig. 3). Those who manifested the late
was a slight increase in the amount of central fat (six of 11 marrow band pattern were slightly younger (age range, 13-
patients). Between weeks 3 and 6, the most consistent 39 vs 34-73) than those exhibiting the homogeneous pattern.
changes were either increasing heterogeneity of the marrow Of those who developed the late band pattern, two-thirds
(four of 1 0 patients) or an increase in the central marrow fat (four of six) had homogeneous marrow before receiving radia-
(six of 1 0 patients). The earliest detectable increase in signal tion; the other third had a heterogeneous or a bandlike
intensity on Ti-weighted images occurred on day 8; by 6 pattern. Of those who developed the late homogeneous
weeks after the initiation of radiation therapy, increased signal marrow pattern, four of six initially had homogeneous marrow;
intensity and evidence of early fatty infiltration were seen in the other two had heterogeneous preradiation marrow. Both
all but one of the 1 1 patients imaged (Fig. 1). From week 6 marrow patterns were seen at all radiation doses with two
onward this heterogeneous marrow pattern evolved in one of exceptions: the homogeneous pattern only was identified in
two ways: either it became progressively homogeneous with the two patients receiving 5000 rad (50 Gy) for prostate
fairly diffuse bright signal intensity or it developed into a band carcinoma, and the band pattern only was noted in the single
pattern with a peripheral region of intermediate signal intensity child receiving 1 500 rad (1 5 Gy) (Fig. 4).
Prior chemotherapy appeared to have no effect on deter-
mining which marrow pattern ultimately developed. Of the
10
three patients who had received chemotherapy (all of whom
American Journal of Roentgenology 1990.154:745-750.
Fig. 2.-Sagittal TI-weighted spin-echo images (300/30) of lumbar spine in 34-year-old patient with seminoma.
A, Before radiation therapy.
B and C, 24 (B) and 73 (C) days after initiation of radiation therapy. Note evolution of homogeneous marrow pattern with increased signal intensity.
748 STEVENS ET AL. AJR:154, April1990
Fig. 5.-A-C, STIR Images (1500/100/30) of 33-year-old Hodgkin disease patient before irradiation (A) and at 3 (B) and 35 (C) days after Initiation of
4400 rad (44 Gy) paravertebral lymph-node irradIation. Diffusely increased signal Intensity represents edema on day 4 compared wIth pretherapy scan.
By day 36 (C), decreased signal from central marrow fat Is seen.
American Journal of Roentgenology 1990.154:745-750.
seen. The MR findings of heterogeneous low and high signal Finally, we saw no evidence of focal marrow lesions in any
intensity would therefore appear to correspond with fibrosis of our patients, nor was there any soft-tissue or intervertebral-
and fat infiltration, although direct pathologic correlation is disk edema. The presence of focal spinal lesions or soft-tissue
needed for confirmation. edema should raise the possibility of a metastatic lesion or
Half of our patients developed a late (6-week after therapy) other abnormality after radiation therapy including radiation
homogeneous pattern of diffusely increased signal intensity necrosis.
representing diffuse fatty infiltration. This is a pattern that has
been described previously [1 , 2]. However, the other half of
our patients developed a band pattern of peripheral interme-
diate signal intensity with central increased-signal-intensity ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
marrow surrounding the basivertebral vein, which may rep- We thank Lincoln Moses for statistical analysis, Michelle Gaudette
resent peripheral hematopoietic marrow with central marrow and Neal Duenas for valuable contributions, and Mark Riesenberger
fat. This pattern has not been reported previously. We saw and Ann McGrath for assistance in manuscript preparation.
the band pattern in our younger patients, suggesting the
possibility that the ability of marrow to regenerate after radia-
tion therapy may be age-dependent [i 1 ]. The appearance of
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