IDEAL 3D spoiled gradient echo of the articular cartilage of the knee on 3.0T MRI: a comparison with conventional 3.0T fast spin-echo T2 fat saturation image

摘要

Background: Many two-dimensional (2D) morphologic cartilage imaging sequences have disadvantages such as long acquisition time, inadequate spatial resolution, suboptimal tissue contrast, and image degradation secondary to artifacts. IDEAL imaging can overcome these disadvantages.