Rice bodies (musculoskeletal)
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Rice bodies are multiple small loose bodies that resemble polished grains of rice. They can be seen in the synovial fluid or bursae.
Pathology
The cause of formation of these loose bodies has been debatable. Proposed theories suggest that it may be due to shedding of infarcted synovium, or it may develop independently, which then gets encased by fibrin.
They may be seen in:
Radiographic features
MRI
- T1: iso-hypointense
- T2: hypointense
Differential diagnosis
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synovial chondromatosis
- high T2 signal (when non-mineralised)
See also
-<li><a href="/articles/tuberculous-arthritis">tuberculous arthritis</a></li>-<li>other infectious arthritis</li>- +<li><a title="tuberculous arthritis" href="/articles/tuberculous-arthritis">tuberculous arthritis</a></li>
- +<li>other <a title="Infectious arthritis" href="/articles/septic-arthritis">infectious arthritis</a>
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-<li>chronic synovitis</li>-<li>chronic bursitis</li>- +<li>chronic <a title="Synovitis" href="/articles/synovitis">synovitis</a>
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- +<li>chronic <a title="Bursitis" href="/articles/bursitis">bursitis</a>
- +</li>
-</li></ul><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/intra-articular-loose-bodies-2">intraarticular loose bodies</a></li></ul>- +</li></ul><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/intra-articular-loose-bodies-2">intra-articular loose bodies</a></li></ul>
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