[Dysbaric osteonecrosis in professional divers: MRT as a screening method?].

20 male professional divers underwent a total of 68 MR examinations of the shoulder, hip and knee joints with follow-up for 16 joint regions. Cerebral MR was performed additionally in 16 divers. 11 patients showed signal alterations of bone marrow which suggested bone infarct in 9 cases. One patient had unifocal demyelinisation of the left hemisphere. In conclusion, MR showed high sensitivity in detecting dysbaric osteonecrosis.