- Clinical Topic Orthopedics
- Subtopic Trauma
- Examination Region Knee
- Key Points
- ACL disruption
- Bone marrow contusion
- Image Findings
- A complete ACL disruption is demonstrated. (ACL = Anterior Cruciate Ligament; figure A)
- Bone marrow contusion is seen involving the lateral femoral condyle. (figures B and C)
- Images
- Sagittal T2-weighted Turbo-Spin-Echo (TSE)TR / TE = 3800 / 102 msFOV = (150 x 150) mm2Matrix = (307 x 384) Px2Slice thickness = 3 mm
- Coronal T2-weighted Turbo-Spin-Echo (TSE) with fat suppressionTR / TE = 3000 / 102 msFOV = (150 x 150) mm2Matrix = (320 x 320) Px2Slice thickness = 3.5 mm
- Coronal T1-weighted Turbo-Spin-Echo (TSE)TR / TE = 749 / 20 msFOV = (150 x 150) mm2Matrix = (435 x 512) Px2Slice thickness = 3.5 mm