title: Imaging of the anterior cruciate ligament.
abstract: The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an important structure in maintaining the normal biomechanics of the knee and is the most commonly injured knee ligament. However, the oblique course of the ACL within the intercondylar fossa limits the visualization and assessment of the pathology of the ligament. This pictorial essay provides a comprehensive and illustrative review of the anatomy and biomechanics as well as updated information on different modalities of radiological investigation of ACL, particularly magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Wing Hung Alex Ng, James Francis Griffith, Esther Hiu Yee Hung, Bhawan Paunipagar, Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Wing Hung Alex
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: James Francis
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: Esther Hiu Yee
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Bhawan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Paunipagar
authors.forename: Billy Kan Yip
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: Patrick Shu Hang
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Yung