Quantitative differentiation of tendon and ligament using magnetic resonance imaging ultrashort echo time T2* mapping of normal knee joint.

Miho Okuda Satoshi KobayashiKazu ToyookaRikuto YoshimizuJunsuke NakaseHiroyuki HayashiYu UedaToshifumi Gabata

Published in: Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) (2021)

This study confirms that UTE-T2* mapping can quantify the ACL, PCL, and PT, and tendons and ligaments can be differentiated using the UTE-T2* values in normal volunteer knee joints.

Keyphrases

high resolution
magnetic resonance imaging
high density
total knee arthroplasty
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
computed tomography
anterior cruciate ligament
diffusion weighted imaging
knee osteoarthritis
diffusion weighted
rotator cuff
bone regeneration