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Comparative reliability and diagnostic performance of conventional 3T magnetic resonance imaging and 1.5T magnetic resonance arthrography for the evaluation of internal derangement of the hip

Authors: A. Chopra, A. J. Grainger, B. Dube, R. Evans, R. Hodgson, J. Conroy, D. Macdonald, Philip Robinson

Published in: European Radiology | Issue 3/2018

Abstract

Objective

To compare the diagnostic accuracy of conventional 3T MRI against 1.5T MR arthrography (MRA) in patients with clinical femoroacetabular impingement (FAI).

Methods

Sixty-eight consecutive patients with clinical FAI underwent both 1.5T MRA and 3T MRI. Imaging was prospectively analysed by two musculoskeletal radiologists, blinded to patient outcomes and scored for internal derangement including labral and cartilage abnormality. Interobserver variation was assessed by kappa analysis. Thirty-nine patients subsequently underwent hip arthroscopy and surgical results and radiology findings were analysed.

Results

Both readers had higher sensitivities for detecting labral tears with 3T MRI compared to 1.5T MRA (not statistically significant p=0.07). For acetabular cartilage defect both readers had higher statistically significant sensitivities using 3T MRI compared to 1.5T MRA (p=0.02). Both readers had a slightly higher sensitivity for detecting delamination with 1.5T MRA compared to 3T MRI, but these differences were not statistically significant (p=0.66). Interobserver agreement was substantial to perfect agreement for all parameters except the identification of delamination (3T MRI showed moderate agreement and 1.5T MRA substantial agreement).

Conclusion

Conventional 3T MRI may be at least equivalent to 1.5T MRA in detecting acetabular labrum and possibly superior to 1.5T MRA in detecting cartilage defects in patients with suspected FAI.

Key Points

• Conventional 3T MRI is equivalent to 1.5T MRA for diagnosing labral tears.

• Conventional 3T MRI is superior to 1.5T MRA for diagnosing acetabular cartilage defect.

• Conventional 3T MRI is equivalent to 1.5T MRA for diagnosing cartilage delamination.

• Symptom severity score was significantly higher (p<0.05) in group proceeding to surgery.

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Title: Comparative reliability and diagnostic performance of conventional 3T magnetic resonance imaging and 1.5T magnetic resonance arthrography for the evaluation of internal derangement of the hip
Authors: A. Chopra
A. J. Grainger
B. Dube
R. Evans
R. Hodgson
J. Conroy
D. Macdonald
Philip Robinson
Publication date: 01-03-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Radiology / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-017-5069-4

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