[High resolution MR imaging of the hip using pelvic phased-array coil].
A pelvic phased-array coil was applied to obtain high resolution MR images of the hip. Three-mm-thick fast spinecho images were obtained in seven hips. Images with a pelvic coil enhanced delineation of acetabular labrum and articular cartilage more clearly than those with a body coil or flexible-surface coil. The use of a pelvic coil in imaging of the hip may be of diagnostic value because of its superior delineation.
Niitsu
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Department of Radiology, University of Tsukuba.
Mishima
H
H
Itai
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Y
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006615:Hip / Q000473:pathology*; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000473:pathology*