title: Magnetic resonance imaging of ruptured Baker's cyst.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lieberman
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Yulish
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Bryan
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011151:Popliteal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*