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Learn more about various conditions/pathologies in our posts and how to best report it in more detail in our Guided MSK MRI & SPINE MRI Mini-Fellowships.
In our posts we have concise explanation of the MSK MRI & SPINE MRI anatomy, the macroscopic pathology that’s relevant to the Imaging and the Imaging findings in various pathologies.
Learn where to Look, What to Look for and How to Report MRI More Confidently
BICEPS DISLOCATION RADIOLOGY MRI SHOULDER DISCUSSION ON BICEPS DISLOCATION BICEPS DISLOCATION The long head of biceps tendon has dislocated out of the bicipital groove and lies within a tear of subscapularis. Wen you see an empty bicipital groove, look medially for the tendon which may be intra or extra articular. If you …
CHONDROMALACIA PATELLA FEMORAL TROCHLEAR CARTILAGE MRI DISCUSSION ON TROCHLEAR CARTILAGE MRI Chondromalacia of the femoral trochlear surface. There is severe (in areas full thickness) cartilage loss (Green arrows) in the femoral trochlear. Compare with normal thickness cartilage above and below (Pink arrows). The femoral trochlear surface cartilage should be assessed on axial …
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BICEPS TENDON SHEATH TENOSYNOVITIS EFFUSION MRI DISCUSSION ON BICEPS TENOSYNOVITIS & TENDON SHEATH EFFUSION BICEPS TENDON SHEATH TENOSYNOVITIS There can normally be a small amount of fluid in the biceps tendon sheath. However in this case there is markedly increased fluid in the biceps tendon sheath in keeping with tenosynovitis. Additionally there …
TIBIALIS POSTERIOR TENDINOPATHY MRI RADIOLOGY DISCUSSION TIBIALIS POSTERIOR TENDINOPATHY MRI APPEARANCE Tibialis Posterior Tendinopathy on MRI can have a number of appearances. One of the features is tendon enlargement with the signal remaining normal. The normal tibialis posterior tendon should be less than twice the size of the adjacent Flexor Hallicus Longus (Green …
Home LEARN MSK MRI LEARN SPINE MRI RADIOLOGY ONLINE: WHAT’S THE DIAGNOSIS Where to look, What to Look for & How to Report The best way begin to Learn MSK MRI and Learn Spine MRI is to start by finding out how much you know which will tell you how much more you need to …
BIFURCATE LIGAMENT RADIOLOGY MRI ANATOMY ANKLE DISCUSSION ON BIFURCATE LIGAMENT This is the Bifurcate ligament. It arises from the anterior process of the calcaneum (Yellow arrow). Its has two components that attaches: To the Navicular (Pink arrow). To the Cuboid (Green Arrow). KEY POINT ON BIFURCATE LIGAMENT On MRI, the Bifurcate Ligament is …
PATELLA DISLOCATION SUBLUXATION HEMARTHROSIS FRACTURE DISCUSSION ON PATELLA DISLOCATION SUBLUXATION HEMARTHROSIS FRACTURE The patient has had a recent patella dislocation and there is now a large suprapatellar effusion (on MRI this was a hemarthrosis). On X-ray we can’t say defnitely that it’s a hemarthrosis but the presence of a fracture would indicate that it is …
RETROCALCANEAL BURSITIS RADIOLOGY MRI WHAT'S THE Dx RETROCALCANEAL BURSITIS. ACHILLES TENDONOSIS. DISCUSSION The retrocalcaneal bursa lies anterior and deep to the Achilles tendon postero superior to the calcaneum. The normal bursa has minimal fluid so on MRI you may see nothing or just a thin amount of fluid without synovial thickening. For retrocalcaneal bursitis on …
KNEE PLICA MRI MEDIAL PATELLAR PLICA RADIOLOGY DISCUSSION WHAT IS THE MEDIAL PATELLAR PLICA? The medial patella plica is a developmental synovial membrane remnant. Can be seen in up to 30% of knees. IS IT SYMPTOMATIC? It can be completely asymptomatic but can extend between the patella and trochlea and be compressed and cause …
HIP MRI HAMSTRING CONJOINT TENDON ORIGIN ANATOMY DISCUSSION This is the hamstring tendon origin at ischial tuberosity. The Anterior tendon is SEMIMEMBRANOSUS (Pink arrow). The Posterior tendon is the CONJOINT TENDON (Blue arrow) consisting of: SEMITENDINOSUS BICEPS FEMORIS Both demonstrate normal signal which is a uniform black signal on all sequences. HIP MRI HAMSTRING CONJOINT …
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