Keywords:
Musculoskeletal system, Ultrasound, MR, Staging, Trauma
Authors:
S. Giannini1, G. Boni2; 1Rome/IT, 2Foligno/IT
DOI:
10.1594/essr2015/P-0030
Methods and Materials
We used a Philips 1.5 Tesla MRI machinery with T1 and T2 weighted TSE sequences on the coronal plane and an ultrasound iU22 equipment,
using a 14-17.5 MHz linear probe for the most and a 12MHz linear one,
more seldomly.
We examined thighs at rest and dynamically,
starting with the basic test and completing it with a power Doppler.
Our attention was focused especially on calculating the dimension of muscle disruption,
the amount of intramuscular focal fluids,
when present,
and the extension of the area presenting adjacent hyperechogenecity,
the subject of our study ( Fig.1 ).
The examination was completed using a 12.5 MHz linear transducer for a comparative sonoelastography.
The MRI technique consists in using a MRI multi-channel scanner on the coronal plane,
with a multiple system coil that covers the whole body .
We obtained an image of the entire spine,
upper andlowerlimbs,on thecoronalplane,
withan average timerunning from 45 to 60minutes in T1 and T2 weighted sequences.
We used dedicated software with a body coil synchronized with the movement of the table motion.