title: High resolution imaging of the knee on 3-Tesla MRI: a pictorial review.
abstract: The recent introduction of 3-Tesla MRI offers substantial advances in musculoskeletal applications. High resolution images can now be obtained with shorter data acquisition times. This article provides a pictorial review of 3-Tesla imaging in the knee with descriptions of both normal anatomy and the more common lesions involving the menisci, ligaments, and articular cartilage. A discussion of the issues associated with imaging at higher field strengths is also included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom. nyreegriffin@hotmail.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Joubert
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lomas
authors.forename: P W P
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Bearcroft
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Dixon
mesh_terms: D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D008022:Ligaments / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000473:pathology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology