title: MRI of the popliteomeniscal fasciculi.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to further our understanding of the normal appearance of the popliteomeniscal fasciculi (PMF) on MRI after the determination of finely tuned imaging parameters. For this purpose we performed the study in two stages. Stage I was to determine suitable parameters for depicting the popliteomeniscal fasciculi. Stage II was to classify the "normal" image.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings presented in this article will contribute to the understanding of the normal appearance of the popliteomeniscal fasciculi on MRI, and of the degree of variation of this structure among the population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8677 Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Takahisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasho
authors.forename: Yu-Ichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Sakae
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Jun-Ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: Fuminori
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Hideshige
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moriya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013710:Tendons / Q000033:anatomy & histology