title: The role of T2-weighted fast-spin-echo imaging in the diagnosis of meniscal tears.
abstract: The objective of this study was to compare the accuracy of T2-weighted fast-spin-echo (FSE) and intermediate-weighted spin-echo (SE) MR imaging in the detection of meniscal tears. Seventy-six patients (152 menisci) who had arthroscopic surgery after MR imaging of the knee were studied. MR imaging included intermediate-weighted SE and T2-weighted FSE sequences. The use of intermediate-weighted conventional SE images, T2-weighted FSE images, and a combination of both sequences were evaluated in the detection of meniscal tears. T2-weighted FSE imaging was slightly less accurate than intermediate-weighted SE imaging in the diagnosis of meniscal tears. Interpretation of the menisci using both intermediate-weighted SE and T2-weighted FSE imaging did not improve the accuracy over intermediate-weighted imaging evaluated in isolation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Schweitzer
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Amster
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Oliveri
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D012372:ROC Curve; D012421:Rupture; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries