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Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volume 6, Issue 3, May–June 1988, Pages 229-236
Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Original contribution
MRI in osteoarthritis of the hip: Gradations of severity

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Abstract

In a prospective study, 10 patients with well-documented osteoarthritis (O.A.) of the hips were imaged using spinecho pulse sequences (TR = 0.5 to 1.5 s and TE = 28 to 60 ms). After analyzing the changes observed, an MR grading system for assessing severity of O.A. in the hips was developed. Using this grading system and an established grading system for osteoarthritis using roentgenograms (both systems use grades 0–4), two radiologists independently graded the MR studies and plain films separately, twice. The roentgenogram grading system was more accurate in predicting symptoms in the more severe cases, whereas the MR grading system was slightly more useful in the less severe cases. Our results show that MR can demonstrate a spectrum of changes of O.A. in the hips. Its ability to directly image articular cartilage makes it a powerful research and clinical tool.

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