| Autor: |
Vanarthos WJ; Department of Radiology, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington., Pope TL Jr, Monu JU |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Orthopaedic review [Orthop Rev] 1994 Dec; Vol. 23 (12), pp. 942-6. |
| Abstrakt: |
To test the diagnostic value of T1 spin-echo and T1 fat-saturated magnetic resonance images (MRIs), we reviewed axial T1-weighted images with and without fat saturation in 20 patients with clinically suspected chondromalacia of the patella. All scans were obtained on 1.5-MR units. The scans were randomly ordered and reviewed independently at different times by two radiologists without knowledge of the arthroscopy results. The sensitivity of the individual techniques for detecting grade 3 or 4 chondromalacia patellae was 92% for fat-saturated axial T1-weighted images alone, and 67% for axial T1-weighted images without fat saturation. The sensitivity of the combined techniques was 100% for grades 3 and 4 and 90% for all grades (0 to 4). Chondromalacia patellae is diagnosed more accurately by using T1 fat saturation than by using T1 spin-echo images. With a combination of the two techniques, accuracy is 90% to 100%. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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