Detection of knee hyaline cartilage defects using fat-suppressed three-dimensional spoiled gradient-echo MR imaging: comparison with standard MR imaging and correlation with arthroscopy.

Abstract

Fat-suppressed 3D SPGR imaging is more sensitive than standard MR imaging for the detection of abnormalities of the hyaline cartilage in the knee. Routine use of this technique may strengthen the role of MR imaging for noninvasive evaluation of internal derangements of the knee.