Abstract #3988
Quantitative VTE-T2* Imaging of the Hip Labrum
Cory Wyatt 1 , Martin Kretzschmar 1 , Deepak Kumar 1 , Karupppasamy Subburaj 2 , Thomas Link 1 , Richard Souza 1 , and Sharmila Majumdar 1
1
Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University
of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CALIFORNIA,
United States,
2
Radiology
and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San
Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
In clinical images, the presence of bright infiltrating
fluid in the dark labrum is used to diagnose labral
tears. Quantitative imaging with shorter echo times may
provide greater sensitivity to early labral damage than
is possible with standard clinical MRI. In this pilot
study, a VTE sequence is used to determine the
feasibility of acquiring quantitative T2* maps of the
labrum in healthy volunteers and those with labral
injury. While no correlations with clinical score were
seen, this technique may allow for investigation into
the nature of labral injury and its effect on the
biochemical nature of the labral tissue.
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