MR Appearances of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury of Knee Joint
- VernacularTitle:膝关节前交叉韧带损伤的MRI表现
- Author:
Chunhua MAI
;
Yuqiong YANG
;
Youzhen YIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
knee;
joint ligament;
injury;
MRI
- From:
Journal of Practical Radiology
2001;0(09):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate MR appearances of normal and injured anterior cruciate ligament(ACL).Methods The MR findings of normal ACL in 16 cases and ACL tear in 15 cases were reviewed retrospectively.Results Normal ACL appeared as a flat band with low signal intensity on T1 and T2-weighted imaging. The injured ACL can appeared as interruption in continuation(n=5), irregular shape(n=1),abnormal direction(n=2) and increased in signal intensity(n=7).Conclusion MRI is a accurate and noninvasive diagnostic method for ACL tear.
