title: New Techniques in MR Imaging of the Ankle and Foot.
abstract: Foot and ankle disorders are common in everyday clinical practice. MR imaging is frequently required for diagnosis given the variety and complexity of foot and ankle anatomy. Although conventional MR imaging plays a significant role in diagnosis, contemporary management increasingly relies on advanced imaging for monitoring therapeutic response. There is an expanding need for identification of biomarkers for musculoskeletal tissues. Advanced imaging techniques capable of imaging these tissue substrates will be increasingly used in routine clinical practice. Radiologists should therefore become familiar with these innovative MR techniques. Many such techniques are already widely used in other organ systems.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Service, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, MC 114, San Diego, CA 92161, USA; Department of Radiology, UCSD MSK Imaging Research Lab, University of California, San Diego, 9427 Health Sciences Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0997, USA.
authors.forename: Won C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, 270 Rama VI Road, Ratchatewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
authors.forename: Thumanoon
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ruangchaijatuporn
authors.affiliation: Radiology Service, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, MC 114, San Diego, CA 92161, USA; Department of Radiology, UCSD MSK Imaging Research Lab, University of California, San Diego, 9427 Health Sciences Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0997, USA. Electronic address: cbchung@ucsd.edu.
authors.forename: Christine B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000842:Ankle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005528:Foot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*
keywords: 3D isotropic MR imaging; Ankle; Diffusion-weighted imaging; MR imaging; MR neurography; Quantitative MR imaging; Sodium MR; Ultrashort TE