Keywords:
Trauma, Image verification, Athletic injuries, Imaging sequences, Computer Applications-Detection, diagnosis, MR, Musculoskeletal joint, Extremities
Authors:
I. Dutova1, A. K. Karpenko2; 1St. Petersburg/RU, 2 St-Petersburg/RU
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2013/C-1846
Methods and Materials
MRI was performed on 44 young athletes with knee trauma (anterior cruciate ligament tears,
meniscal tears).
Study was performed using 1,5T MR MagnetomAvanto (Siemens).
We evaluated the articular cartilage of patella,
medial and lateral femoral,
and medial and lateral tibial cartilage.
Standart protocol: proton density-weighted sequences with fat saturation in three planes,
T2 FLASH (GRE) in sagittal plane.
These sequences were used for morphological analysis of the knee.
To evaluate the collagen network in the knee cartilage matrix we used T2 mapping in three planes (3 mm slice thickness,
TR/TE=1100/15). T2 values of cartilage were measured at the workstation,
and were statistically analyzed.
This study estimates the number of patients who may be acandidate for one of the surgical methods of cartilage repair.