Ye Na Son1, Wook Jin2, Geon-Ho Jahng1, Jang Gyu Cha3, Yong Sung Park1, Seong Jong Yun1,4, So Young Park1, Ji Seon Park5, Kyung Nam Ryu5. 1. Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, 892, Dongnam-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, 05278, Korea. 2. Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, 892, Dongnam-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, 05278, Korea. jinooki@daum.net. 3. Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, 170, Jomaru-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, 14584, Gyeonggi-do, Korea. 4. Department of Radiology, Aerospace Medical Center, Republic of Korea Air Force, PO Box 335-21, 635 Danjae-ro, Namil-myeon, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, 363-849, Korea. 5. Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, 23, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy of double inversion recovery (DIR) sequence for evaluating the synovium of the femoro-patellar joint without contrast enhancement (CE). METHODS: Two radiologists independently evaluated the axial DIR and CE T1-weighted fat-saturated (CET1FS) images of 33 knees for agreement; the visualisation and distribution of the synovium were evaluated using a four-point visual scaling system at each of the five levels of the femoro-patellar joint and the location of the thickest synovium. The maximal synovial thickness at each sequence was measured by consensus. RESULTS: The interobserver agreement was good (κ = 0.736) for the four-point scale, and was excellent for the location of the thickest synovium on DIR and CET1FS (κ = 0.955 and 0.954). The intersequential agreement for the area with the thickest synovium was also excellent (κ = 0.845 and κ = 0.828). The synovial thickness on each sequence showed excellent correlation (r = 0.872). CONCLUSION: The DIR showed as good a correlation as CET1FS for the evaluation of the synovium at the femoro-patellar joint. DIR may be a useful MR technique for evaluating the synovium without CE. KEY POINTS: • DIR can be useful for evaluating the synovium of the femoro-patellar joint. • Interobserver and intersequential agreements between DIR and CET1FS were good. • Mean thickness of the synovium was significantly different between two sequences.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy of double inversion recovery (DIR) sequence for evaluating the synovium of the femoro-patellar joint without contrast enhancement (CE). METHODS: Two radiologists independently evaluated the axial DIR and CE T1-weighted fat-saturated (CET1FS) images of 33 knees for agreement; the visualisation and distribution of the synovium were evaluated using a four-point visual scaling system at each of the five levels of the femoro-patellar joint and the location of the thickest synovium. The maximal synovial thickness at each sequence was measured by consensus. RESULTS: The interobserver agreement was good (κ = 0.736) for the four-point scale, and was excellent for the location of the thickest synovium on DIR and CET1FS (κ = 0.955 and 0.954). The intersequential agreement for the area with the thickest synovium was also excellent (κ = 0.845 and κ = 0.828). The synovial thickness on each sequence showed excellent correlation (r = 0.872). CONCLUSION: The DIR showed as good a correlation as CET1FS for the evaluation of the synovium at the femoro-patellar joint. DIR may be a useful MR technique for evaluating the synovium without CE. KEY POINTS: • DIR can be useful for evaluating the synovium of the femoro-patellar joint. • Interobserver and intersequential agreements between DIR and CET1FS were good. • Mean thickness of the synovium was significantly different between two sequences.
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