Conventional 3-T MRI and 1.5-T MR arthrography of femoroacetabular impingement.
OBJECTIVE
This article provides a review of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and the role MRI is attempting to fulfill in this complex and sometimes controversial condition. A perspective on the current status and on the advantages of 1.5-T MR arthrography is presented, and its usefulness in this setting is compared with the potential of nonarthrographic 3-T MRI.


CONCLUSIONS
With its increasing availability, 3-T MRI has the potential to provide routine, less invasive assessment of the hip for FAI.
X-Ray Department, Musculoskeletal Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom. philip.robinson@leedsth.nhs.uk
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D057925:Femoracetabular Impingement / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult