title: MR Imaging of the Pediatric Foot and Ankle: What Does Normal Look Like?
abstract: MR imaging is ideally suited for characterization of the soft tissue, cartilaginous, and osseous structures of the pediatric ankle. An understanding of the normal MR imaging appearance associated with the dynamic skeletal maturation process will prevent overdiagnosis and unnecessary treatment. In this article, we review the normal MR imaging appearance of the growing ankle as well as several disease processes unique to the pediatric population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 410 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Grace Mang Yuet
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: Kirsten.Ecklund@childrens.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ecklund
mesh_terms: D000842:Ankle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005528:Foot / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012016:Reference Values
keywords: Ankle; Children; MR Imaging; Normal; Pediatric; Physis