Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK.
Br J Radiol. 2012 Aug;85(1016):1157-72. doi: 10.1259/bjr/34786470. Epub 2012 May 2.
MRI and ultrasound are now widely used for the assessment of tendon and ligament abnormalities. Healthy tendons and ligaments contain high levels of collagen with a structured orientation, which gives rise to their characteristic normal imaging appearances as well as causing particular imaging artefacts. Changes to ligaments and tendons as a result of disease and injury can be demonstrated using both ultrasound and MRI. These have been validated against surgical and histological findings. Novel imaging techniques are being developed that may improve the ability of MRI and ultrasound to assess tendon and ligament disease.
MRI 和超声检查现在广泛用于评估肌腱和韧带异常。健康的肌腱和韧带含有高水平的胶原，具有有序的排列方向，这导致了它们的特征性正常成像表现，同时也导致了特定的成像伪影。疾病和损伤导致的韧带和肌腱的变化可以通过超声和 MRI 来显示。这些已经通过手术和组织学发现得到了验证。新的成像技术正在开发中，这可能会提高 MRI 和超声检查评估肌腱和韧带疾病的能力。
