Fibrous Dysplasia eMedicine Radiology

Description: Author: Mahesh Kumar Neelala Anand, MBBS, DNB, FRCR, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Oldham Hospital, Manchester, UK Background: Fibrous dysplasia is a skeletal developmental anomaly of the bone-forming mesenchyme that manifests as a defect in osteoblastic differentiation and maturation. Virtually any bone in the body can be affected. It is a nonhereditary disorder of unknown cause. Introduction Differentials Radiograph CT Scan MRI Ultrasound Nuclear Medicine Angiography Intervention Pictures Bibliography