MRI APPEARANCE OF THE KNEE JOINT IN TURBO

Abstract

The main objectives of this research is to study the anatomical structures of the knee joint in sagittal planes , to evaluate the fast spin echo/T1 and fast spin echo/proton density/SPIR pulse sequences in demonstrating different anatomical structures of the knee joint in sagittal planes, to compare between the two pulse sequences in anatomical structures imaging appearance of the knee joint in sagittal planes, and find out which is the best between the two pulse sequences that demonstrate the anatomical structures of the knee joint on sagittal planes. The research was done in Khartoum Advanced Diagnostic center (KADC), the type of machine is Philips Intra, the magnet power is 1.5 tesla, and type of RF coil used in this research was knee coil. 50 random samples of patients came to the MRI department with different request forms for knee joint examination, during the period from 1-7-2005 to 30-12-2005. The study directly compared matched FSE/ T1W and FSE/PDW/SPIR on sagittal scan, so both sequences were prospectively performed for all patients. Different anatomical structures were compared between