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Why would my mri show my distal clavicle as white with all other bone dark? my ortho will be shaving down that end just wondering what would cause it.

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Sclerosis: Degenerative changes ocurting in the joint between the clavicle and the acromion can cause sclerotic changes to occur in the clavicle. This makes the bone marrow a different density and therefore a different color of the Mari scan from more normal areas of bone.

Answered 7/19/2016

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A member asked:

Why would my mri show my distal clavicle as white with all other bone dark? my ortho will be shaving down that end just wondering what would cause it.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Edward Hellman answered

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