title: Technical Considerations: Best Practices for MR Imaging of the Foot and Ankle.
abstract: There are many challenges involved in obtaining diagnostic MR images of the foot and ankle. The complex anatomy and morphology, with curved and angular structures localized to the periphery of the body, make for an inherent challenge, let alone if an added level of complexity, such as orthopedic instrumentation, is added. This review outlines the technical considerations best designed to produce diagnostic images of the foot and ankle, with an emphasis on the postoperative state, including imaging in the presence of metal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA. Electronic address: sofkac@hss.edu.
authors.forename: Carolyn M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Sofka
mesh_terms: D000842:Ankle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005528:Foot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Ankle; Foot; Ligaments; Metal artifact reduction; Short tau inversion recovery (STIR); Tendons; Time resolved imaging of contrast kinetics (TRICKS)