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Gadolinium-Enhanced MRI of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Knee

Peter R. Bessette, Peter A. Cooley, Roger P. Johnson, D J Czarnecki

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography · 1992 · 27 citations · 0 references

Concepts

MedicinePathologyRadiologyDiagnostic ImagingDiagnostic RadiologyRheumatologyJoint DiseaseJoint DisordersJoint PathologyKnee DisordersMagnetic Resonance ImagingSynovial InflammationAnkle Joint SynovitisInflammatory Synovial PathologyJoint Synovitis ImagingKnee SynovitisSynovial Imaging

Abstract

We present a case of localized pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVS) to illustrate the advantage of gadolinium-enhanced MR images in identifying PVS nodules that contain a paucity of hemosiderin. © Lippincott-Raven Publishers.