MRI of the Musculoskeletal System

abnormal adjacent anterior anulus appearance areas arrowheads articular assessment associated axial band bone marrow cartilage cause cent changes clinical coil common complete contrast coronal curved cyst demonstrates detecting differentiation disease disk displaced distal echo edema enhancement et al evaluation extends fatty femoral head field Figure findings flexor fluid fracture fragment frequently gradient-echo herniation high signal intensity image TR increased injury intensity on T1-weighted intermediate intervertebral involvement joint knee lateral lesions ligament longus low signal intensity Magnetic resonance imaging mass medial meniscus ment muscle nerve normal Note obtained occur patients pattern plane portion position posterior present proximal pulse radiographs Radiol Radiology region relatively relaxation result Sagittal scans seen sequences short shows soft tissue spinal spine STIR structures superior surface T1-weighted image tear techniques tendon tibial tion tumor usually vertebral body weighted