Magnetic resonance imaging of ruptured Baker's cyst.
The clinical presentation of a ruptured Baker's cyst and of thrombophlebitis can be identical. Venography, arthrography, and more recently ultrasonography have been used to differentiate these two entities. We report a patient with a ruptured Baker's cyst who was also evaluated using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The soft-tissue abnormalities were better demonstrated by MRI than by the other imaging methods.
Lieberman
J M
JM
Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
Yulish
B S
BS
Bryan
P J
PJ
Newman
A J
AJ
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011151:Popliteal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*