title: Magnetic resonance imaging of the pediatric knee.
abstract: In pediatric patients, the high resolution and excellent soft-tissue contrast of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging allows for complete evaluation of osseous and soft-tissue structures around the knee joint, and its lack of ionizing radiation makes it a preferred modality for advanced imaging. Older children and adolescents are most commonly imaged to evaluate athletic and traumatic injuries, whereas in infants and school age children MR imaging is used to evaluate developmental conditions such as Blount disease or assess for causes of atraumatic pain such as infection or inflammatory arthritis. A thorough understanding of normal skeletal development is necessary to avoid misdiagnoses.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Avenue, CSC E3/366, Madison, WI 53792-3252, USA. Electronic address: kgill@uwhealth.org.
authors.forename: Kara G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, UW Medical Foundation Centennial Building, 1652 Highland Avenue, Room 6170-11D, Madison, WI 53705-2281, USA.
authors.forename: Blaise A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Nemeth
authors.affiliation: Musculoskeletal Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, E3/366, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-3252, USA.
authors.forename: Kirkland W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male
keywords: Arthritis; Developmental; Knee; Neoplasm; Normal; Pediatric; Trauma