Abstract
Purpose: This study was done to test a series of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging sequences of the knee after medial unicompartmental arthroplasty. Materials and methods: Four patients who had undergone Oxford III medial unicompartmental arthroplasty underwent 1.5-T MR imaging of the operated knee using coronal sequences: T1-weighted spin-echo (SE), T1-weighted turbo SE (TSE), proton-density (PD)- and T2-weighted TSE, T1-weighted gradient echo (GE), short-tau inversion recovery (STIR), multi echo data image combination (MEDIC), T2*-weighted GE, volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination (VIBE), and dual-echo steady state (DESS). For each sequence, we evaluated the visibility of the anatomical structures of the central pivot, lateral compartment, and anterior compartment using a semiquantitative score (0=total masking; 1=insufficient visibility; 2=sufficient visibility; 3=optimal visibility). The sum of the scores given to each sequence was divided by the maximal sum, obtaining a percentage visibility index. Friedman and sign tests were used for statistical analysis. Results: MR examination time was 30-32 min. No patients reported pain, heat or other local discomfort. The visibility index ranged between 83% and 89% for the first four sequences without significant differences among them, 58% for STIR and 11%-36% for the last five sequences. Significant differences were found between each of the four first sequences and the remaining sequences (p
Translated title of the contribution | MR imaging of the knee in patients with medial unicompartmental arthroplasty: Comparison among sequences at 1.5 T |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 301-311 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Radiologia Medica |
Volume | 114 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging