6.4 - Conclusion

Routine non-contrast studies require MR techniques in which the contrast between hyperintense fluid and hypointense ligaments is maximized (e.g. fat-suppressed FSE). Gradient echo techniques which are often employed in clinical studies (especially in evaluation of the triangular fibrocartilage articular disc internal signal) may not be as effective in optimizing the distinction between the hypointense ligament or hypointense fibrocartilage and hyperintense adjacent fluid contrast when using T2-weighted techniques.

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