title: [NMR tomography of the cartilage structures of the knee joint with 3D-volume imaging combined with a rapid optical-imaging computer].
abstract: MRI is of increasing importance as a noninvasive method for the investigation of abnormalities in the knee. 2-D spin-echo sequences were compared with 3-D gradient-echo sequence using normal and cadaver knee joints. 3-D imaging using a fast computer was found to provide significantly improved diagnostic information concerning the cartilage when compared with a 2-D spin-echo techniques. The important advantages are: sections of less than 1 mm., reconstruction in any required plane, which can be related to the complex anatomy of the knee joint, and very good distinction between intra-articular fluid, fibrocartilage and hyaline cartilage.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Radiologische Diagnostik der RWTH Aachen.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bohndorf
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prescher
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drobnitzky
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Günther
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012016:Reference Values; D012984:Software
vernacular_title: Kernspintomographie der Knorpelstrukturen des Kniegelenks mit 3D-Volumen-Imaging in Verbindung mit einem schnellen Bildrechner.