Bone marrow findings on magnetic resonance images of the knee: accentuation by fat suppression.
Long TR/double spin-echo magnetic resonance images of the knee were obtained with and without the use of fat suppression techniques in seven patients with high signal intramedullary lesions. Comparison between images was performed qualitatively and quantitatively. Contrast-to-noise ratios between focal defects and surrounding fatty marrow were higher with fat suppression in all cases. The mean contrast-to-noise ratio for images obtained with fat suppression was 53.6, while for images obtained without fat suppression the mean contrast-to-noise ratio was 17.3 (p less than 0.01).
Harned
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EM
Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
Mitchell
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DG
Burk
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Vinitski
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Rifkin
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MD
D000273:Adipose Tissue; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*