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Radiologie up2date 2003; 3(3): 229-251
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42562
Pulmonale und kardiovaskuläre Radiologie
Pulmonale undkardiovaskuläre Radiologie
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

MRT des Kniegelenkes

MRI of the knee jointKlaus  Strobel1 , Jürg  Hodler2
  • 1Röntgeninstitut Kantonsspital Luzern
  • 2Abteilung Radiologie, Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Balgrist, Zürich
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Publication Date:
30 September 2003 (online)

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Zusammenfassung

Dieser Beitrag demonstriert, weshalb die MRT nach der konventionellen Radiologie zur wichtigsten bildgebenden Methode in der Abklärung von Kniebeschwerden geworden ist. Nach der Darstellung der Untersuchungstechnik folgt die Diskussion der wichtigsten Pathologien und deren Erscheinungsbild in der MRT, inkl. der relevanten MRT-Anatomie. Zur Vermeidung von Fehldiagnosen werden häufige Normvarianten und „Pitfalls” erklärt. Den postoperativen MRT-Befunden ist ein eigenes Kapitel gewidmet.

Abstract

This contribution demonstrates why MRI has become the most effective imaging method for clarifying knee disorders after conventional radiography. A presentation of the examination protocols is followed by a discussion of the most important pathologies and their manifestations in MRI including relevant MRI anatomy. Normal variants and pitfalls are described to avoid misdiagnoses. A special chapter is dedicated to postsurgical MRI findings.

Key words

Knee, - MR - Knee, - ligaments, - minisci, - and cartilage - Knee, - infections - Knee, - neoplasms - Knee, - anatomy - Magnetic resonance (MR), - arthrography

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Dr. Klaus Strobel

Kantonsspital Luzern
Röntgeninstitut

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CH-6000 Luzern 16

Phone: +41 412051111

Email: klaustro@bluewin.ch