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Ankle MR arthrography: how, why, when.

Luis Cerezal·Faustino Abascal·Roberto García-Valtuille·Ana Canga
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MR arthrography has become an important tool for the assessment of a variety of ankle disorders. MR arthrography may facilitate the evaluation of patients with suspected intra-articular pathology in whom conventional MR imaging is not sufficient for an adequate diagnosis and be useful for therapy planning. MR arthrography is valuable in the evaluation of ligamentous injuries, impingement syndromes, cartilage lesions, osteochondral lesions of the talus, loose bodies, and several synovial joint disorders. Indirect MR arthrography is a useful adjunct to conventional MR imaging and may be preferable to direct MR arthrography in cases in which an invasive procedure is contraindicated or when fluoroscopy is not available.

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Luis Cerezal, Faustino Abascal, Roberto García-Valtuille, Ana Canga. 2005. Ankle MR arthrography: how, why, when.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcl.2005.01.005

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