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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hottya, G A
• Péterfy, C G
• Uffmann, M
• Häckl, F O
• LeHir, P
• Rédei, J
• Gindele, A U
• Dion, E
• Genant, H K

Titel

Dedicated extremity MR imaging of the foot and ankle

Ist Teil von

• European radiology, 2000-01, Vol.10 (3), p.467-475

Ort / Verlag

Germany: Springer Nature B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2000

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The purpose of this review is to provide illustrative examples of diseases of the foot and ankle when imaged with a low-field MR imaging system. A retrospective review of 268 foot and ankle examinations, performed in our institution within the past 3 years with a 0.2-T (Artoscan Esaote, Genoa, Italy) dedicated extremity MR system was done. Additionally, illustrative comparison with conventional radiography and high-field MR imaging is presented in patients in whom these examinations were also performed. Although motion artifact limited the value of a few studies, in the majority of examinations low-field MR imaging provided diagnostic image quality for the full spectrum of disorders affecting the foot and ankle and seemed to be a feasible alternative to high-field MR imaging in establishing an accurate diagnosis.