American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol 171, 1521-1523, Copyright © 1998 by American Roentgen Ray Society
Absence of chemical shift artifact on coronal T1-weighted MR images: an undescribed finding seen in osteochondral injuries of the knee in 12 patients
DP Poage and CA Lerner
Department of Radiology, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68131, USA.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to report a previously
undescribed MR imaging finding that is associated with osteochondral
injuries of the knee. CONCLUSION: In adult patients, segmental absence of
chemical shift artifact in the subchondral femoral condyles on T1- weighted
MR images is associated with osteochondral fractures.