Cougar in a GE Echospeed MR Scanner



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MRI scan of the left knee on saturday 10/31/1998

History:

Pain in the left knee, especially during rotation movements and in flexed position for about 18 month.

Methods:

3mm Sag./Trans./Cor. - vievs in T1/T2 FSE- and EFSPGR techique (5 mesurements)

Findings:

Increased T2 signal inside the jointspace and along the left dorsal internal meniscal sheeth. The congruent cartilage of te left internal Tibia and Femur shows a rippled surface in EFSPGR slices. There is also rippled surface of the cartilage on the backside of the Patella detectable. Normal signal and position of the left anterior and posterior cruciate ligament in all measurements. Areas of low signal (T1) in the bone are detectable underneath the cartilage of the Femurcondyles. Slightly increased T2-signal in the propriate Ligament of the Patella. Regular signals and structures of the joint-surrounding soft tissues are represented in all measurements.

Diagnosis:

II. / III. degree internal meniscopathia on the left side with a complex tar along the left dorsal internal meniscal sheeth with accompained lesion of the bony structures underneath the cartilage of the left medial Femurcondylus. Jointeffusion. Tendopathia on the insertion of the propriate ligament of the Patella.

Results?

Operation? NEVER!

Arthroscopy? Maybe

Intermediate therapy? A lot of hugs (a o t s), good stuff to eat and rest in idle mode.


 

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