title: Three-dimensional isotropic T2-weighted fast spin-echo (VISTA) knee MRI at 3.0 T in the evaluation of the anterior cruciate ligament injury with additional views: comparison with two-dimensional fast spin-echo T2-weighted sequences.
abstract: Background There has been no comparison study to assess the diagnostic efficacy of additional anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) views in three-dimensional (3D) volume isotropic turbo spin-echo acquisition (VISTA) and two-dimensional (2D) fast spin-echo (FSE) T2-weighted (T2W) images for the diagnosis of ACL tear. Purpose To compare the diagnostic performances of additional ACL views on VISTA with those on the 2D FSE T2W images. Material and Methods This retrospective study included 78 patients who were suspected to have ACL injury and underwent both 2D TSE T2W magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and 3D VISTA MRI of the knee between November 2012 and March 2013. The diagnostic performance of each oblique sagittal and coronal view and the combined images was evaluated for sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for diagnosing an ACL tear. The arthroscopically and clinically confirmed diagnoses were used as the reference standard. The values were statistically analyzed using the McNemar test. Results The inter-observer agreement between two readers of the additional ACL views on 3D VISTA and 2D FSE T2W images were substantial on 2D FSE images and nearly concurred on the VISTA image. When considering both views of the oblique sagittal and coronal images, the inter-observer agreement between readers nearly concurred. There were no statistically significant differences in the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy between 2D FSE images and VISTA images. Conclusion The performance of the additional ACL view on 3D VISTA MRI is comparable to that of 2D FSE T2W MRI in the diagnosis of ACL tear though the image quality of the 3D VISTA MRI is not equal to that of 2D FSE MRI.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hee Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: So Yeon
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Radiology, Myongji Hospital, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Noh Hyuck
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Chul
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: 4 Department of Radiology, Yonsei University School of Medicine, Kangnam Severance Hospital, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Jun
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: 5 Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University School of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jang Gyu
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Cha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016880:Anisotropy; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D017352:Echo-Planar Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013113:Spin Labels; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013113:Spin Labels
keywords: 3D isotropic; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); VISTA; anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); knee