[Synovial lesions around the knee joint].
This article reviews the anatomy of synovial-lined structures around the knee joint including the joint capsule, plicae, bursae, and tendon sheaths. Pathologic conditions are grouped into either inflammatory, induced by deposition of various substances, or neoplastic. The MRI appearances of the various diseases are discussed.
Vahlensieck
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Radiologie Haydnhaus, Bonn. m.vahlensieck@uni-bonn.de
D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology*; D013585:Synovitis / Q000175:diagnosis*