MRI pinpoints meniscal tears, proves less valuable for knee trauma

Acquisition protocols, 1-tesla scanner

Acquisition time, 2:18- 4:35 minutes

Sequence TR/TE

(Repetition time/Echo time

Section thickness Field of view Matrix
Sagittal
intermediate-weighted
3800/16 3 mm 156 x 250 mm 170 x 512
Sagittal T2-weighted 3800/98 3 mm 156 x 250 mm 170 x 512
coronal T1-weighted
spin echo
608/20 4 mm 140 x 160 mm 224 x 512
coronal T2-weighted turbo spin-echo sequence
with fat suppression
4500/96 4 mm 135 x 180 mm 210 x 512

Acquisition protocols, 1.5-tesla scanner

Sequence TR/TE

(Repetition time/Echo time

Section thickness Field of view Matrix
Sagittal intermediate-weighted 3760/14 3 mm 143 x 180 mm 204 x 512
Sagittal T2-weighted 3760/95 3 mm 143 x 180 mm 204 x 512
coronal T1-weighted spin echo 450/14 3 mm 138 x 170 mm 208 x 512
coronal short inversion time inversion recovery (STIR) TR/TE/inversion time

5550/35/160
3 mm 135 x 170 mm 203 x 512

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