title: MRI of the knee.
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the gold standard in noninvasive investigation of knee pain. It has a very high negative predictive value and may assist in avoiding unnecessary knee arthroscopy; its accuracy in the diagnosis of meniscal and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears is greater than 89%; it has a greater than 90% sensitivity for the detection of medial meniscal tears; and it is probably better at assessing the posterior horn than arthroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Bendigo Health, Bendigo, Victoria. sskinner@bendigohealth.org.au
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Skinner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011300:Preoperative Care