title: MR imaging of sports-related muscle injuries.
abstract: Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the thighs of 26 baseball athletes and one softball athlete were studied to evaluate muscle injuries. We documented the abnormalities present in MR imaging after a muscle injury and evaluated the role of MR imaging in muscle injuries. Fifteen of the athletes showed muscle abnormalities in MR images. These include muscle strains without tear, muscle tear, scar and chronic tendon injury. Having the advantages of high tissue contrast and multiplanar display capability, MR allowed direct visualization of the injured muscles and characterization of traumatic lesions. We conclude that MR could be a good imaging modality for evaluating muscle injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Kuo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests