Three tesla magnetic resonance imaging of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee: can we differentiate complete from partial tears?

Purpose: To determine the ability of 3.0T magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to identify partial tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and to allow distinction of complete from partial ACL tears.

Materials And Methods: One hundred seventy-two patients were prospectively studied by 3.

MR diagnosis of meniscal tears of the knee: analysis of error patterns.

Purpose: Despite high accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for diagnosing meniscal tears, MR findings do not always agree with surgical findings. We performed a blinded, retrospective study to analyze the nature and frequency of errors in the MR diagnosis of meniscal tears.

Materials And Methods: Medical records of 100 consecutive patients who underwent MR and arthroscopy of the knee at our institution were reviewed.