Resonancia magnética de rodilla: Estudio comparativo entre secuencia Spin Echo Volumétrica y tradicional de corte grueso

the development of new mri technologies has favoured the use of sequences that significantly improve the spatial resolution of this imaging method, thus yielding thin-section images that allow volumetric analysis. we present our experience at clínica vespucio related to a routine knee mri protocol, performed on 45 patients who underwent conventional proton density-weighted spin-echo sequence (pdfs) 3-mm section thickness along with proton density-weighted sequence of 1.2- mm thin-section, both with fat suppression technique. in most cases, the thin-section pdfs allows a better anatomical characterization of lesions, particularly meniscal and condral injuries, with a minimum increase in image acquisition time.