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Virtual MR arthroscopy of the wrist joint: a new intraarticular perspective

Authors: Gülden Şahin, Başak Erguvan Dogan, Mehmet Demirtaş

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 1/2004

Abstract

Objective

The aim of this study is to investigate whether virtual MR arthroscopy could be used to visualize the internal architecture of the radiocarpal compartment of the wrist joint in comparison to surgical arthroscopy.

Design

Diluted paramagnetic contrast material was injected into the radiocarpal compartment prior to MR examination in all patients. A fat-suppressed T1-weighted three-dimensional fast spoiled gradient echo sequence was acquired in addition to our standard MR imaging protocol in each patient. Three-dimensional data sets were then transferred to an independent workstation and were postprocessed using navigator software to generate surface rendered virtual MR arthroscopic images.

Patients

Nineteen patients referred for chronic ulnar-sided wrist pain were evaluated with conventional MR arthrography prospectively.

Results and Conclusion

Virtual MR arthroscopic images demonstrating the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) in an intraarticular perspective were achieved in 12 out of 19 patients. Our preliminary investigation suggests that although it has several limitations, virtual MR arthroscopy shows promise in visualizing the TFCC from an intraarticular perspective.

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Title: Virtual MR arthroscopy of the wrist joint: a new intraarticular perspective
Authors: Gülden Şahin
Başak Erguvan Dogan
Mehmet Demirtaş
Publication date: 01-01-2004
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Skeletal Radiology / Issue 1/2004
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-003-0704-3

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Virtual MR arthroscopy of the wrist joint: a new intraarticular perspective

Abstract

Objective

Design

Patients

Results and Conclusion

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Design

Patients

Results and Conclusion

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