Abstract #4220

Quantitative T2 mapping MRI near metal: comparison of metal artifact reduction techniques

Takayuki Sakai^1,2, Masami Yoneyama³, Atsuya Watanabe^4,5, Daichi Murayama¹, Shigehiro Ochi¹, and Tosiaki Miyati⁶

¹Radiology, Eastern Chiba Medical Center, Tonage, Japan, ²Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan, ³Philips Japan, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴General Medical Services, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan, ⁵Orthopaedic Surgery, Eastern Chiba Medical Center, Chiba, Japan, ⁶Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan

Cartilage degeneration can be evaluated non-invasively by qualitative T2 mapping MRI. Although cartilage evaluation using T2 mapping is desirable in cases which open reduction and internal fixation for fractures around the knee joint and osteotomy for knee osteoarthritis, evaluation is often difficult due to the existence of metal artifacts. Theoretically, metal artifacts are suppressed by metal artifact reduction techniques such as VAT and SEMAC. Therefore, we evaluated the usefulness of T2 mapping using VAT or SEMAC for cartilage around the knee joint that was metal-fixed after surgery.

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