Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features of Anterolateral Ligament in Young Adults without Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Preliminary Evaluation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Population
2.2. MRI Protocol
2.3. Image Analysis
2.4. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Patient Characteristics
3.2. ALL Visibility
3.3. ALL Morphology
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Parameters | Magnetom Skyra | Discovery MR750 | ||||
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Cor-T2 | Ax-T2-FS | Obl-cor-T2 | Cor-T2 | Ax-T2-FS | Obl-cor-T2 | |
TR/TE (ms) | 3900/76 | 4130/58 | 3400/68 | 3750/73 | 3500/64 | 2500/71 |
Flip angle (°) | 150 | 150 | 150 | 142 | 142 | 142 |
Matrix size | 512 × 281 | 384 × 269 | 384 × 211 | 640 × 320 | 352 × 288 | 416 × 256 |
Field of view (cm) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Section thickness (mm) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Intersection gap (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bandwidth (kHz/pixel) | 200 | 205 | 205 | 98 | 98 | 195 |
Echo train length | 11 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
Number of excitation | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Session 1 | Session 2 | |||
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Reader 1 | Reader 2 | Reader 1 | Reader 2 | |
Normal | 24 (36.4) | 20 (30.3) | 25 (37.9) | 24 (36.4) |
Probably normal | 20 (30.3) | 27 (40.9) | 18 (27.3) | 18 (27.3) |
abnormal | 19 (28.8) | 13 (19.7) | 20 (30.3) | 16 (24.2) |
Non-visualized | 3 (4.5) | 6 (9.1) | 3 (4.5) | 8 (12.1) |
Proximal attachment of ALL | |
Anterior to FCL | 37 (63.8) |
Central to FCL | 15 (25.9) |
Posterior to FCL | 1 (1.7) |
Mid of FCL | 4 (6.9) |
Blended into meniscofemoral ligament | 1(1.7) |
Distal attachment of ALL | |
Same insertion as MTL | 29 (50) |
Distal insertion to MTL | 29 (50) |
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Kang, J.-H.; Moon, S.-G.; Lee, D.-W. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features of Anterolateral Ligament in Young Adults without Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Preliminary Evaluation. Diagnostics 2024, 14, 1226. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14121226
Kang J-H, Moon S-G, Lee D-W. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features of Anterolateral Ligament in Young Adults without Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Preliminary Evaluation. Diagnostics. 2024; 14(12):1226. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14121226
Chicago/Turabian StyleKang, Ji-Hee, Sung-Gyu Moon, and Dhong-Won Lee. 2024. "Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features of Anterolateral Ligament in Young Adults without Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Preliminary Evaluation" Diagnostics 14, no. 12: 1226. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14121226