Human knee: in vivo T1(rho)-weighted MR imaging at 1.5 T--preliminary experience.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
A fast spin-echo sequence weighted with a time constant that defines the magnetic relaxation of spins under the influence of a radio-frequency field (T1(rho)) was used in six subjects to measure magnetic resonance (MR) relaxation times in the knee joint with a 1.5-T MR imager. A quantitative comparison of T2- and T1(rho)-weighted MR images was also performed. Substantial T1(rho) dispersion was demonstrated in human articular cartilage, but muscle did not demonstrate much dispersion. T1(rho)-weighted images depicted a chondral lesion with 25% better signal-difference-to-noise ratios than comparable T2-weighted images. This technique may depict cartilage and muscular abnormalities.
Medical subject headings
- Knee Joint
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging