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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
In an attempt to improve the detection of chondral abnormalities with magnetic resonance imaging, a fat-suppressed three-dimensional gradient-recalled acquisition in the steady state (GRASS) and spoiled GRASS (SPGR) sequence was optimized by study of five cadaveric knee specimens. Results with this optimized sequence then were compared with results with three spin-echo (T1-, proton-density-, and T2-weighted) and two three-dimensional gradient-recalled echo sequences (GRASS and non-fat-suppressed SPGR) in the assessment of naturally occurring abnormalities of the patellofemoral compartment in 10 cadaveric knees. Results with the optimized fat-suppressed SPGR sequence were significantly better (P < .02) than results with the other five sequences and had a sensitivity of 96%, a specificity of 95%, and an accuracy of 95%. In addition, normal cartilage consistently appeared as a trilaminar structure with the fat-suppressed SPGR sequence, a feature that appeared to help in identification of chondral lesions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0033-8419
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
187
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
473-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Abnormalities of articular cartilage in the knee: analysis of available MR techniques.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Diego, Calif.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't