title: Virtual MR arthroscopy: new insights into joint morphology.
abstract: Evaluation of the feasibility of virtual magnetic resonance (MR) arthroscopy was performed on 10 patients referred for MR arthrography of the shoulder, the elbow, or the knee. A fast spoiled contrast-enhanced three-dimensional gradient-echo sequence was combined with image postprocessing to render arthroscopic views. Virtual MR arthroscopy was successfully demonstrated in all 10 joints. Determination of added diagnostic benefit will require further study.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weishaupt
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wildermuth
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hilfiker
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hodler
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Debatin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology