Solomon Abay BS, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Michael Silver BS, MA, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Kenneth Chung-Yi Wang MD, PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Co-founder, DexNote, LLC

Filippo Del Grande MD, MBA, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

John A. Carrino MD, MPH, Abstract Co-Author: Consultant, BioClinica, Inc Consultant, Pfizer Inc Advisory Board, General Electric Company

The purpose of this exhibit is to: 1. Demonstrate the MR appearance of important ligamentous, tendinous, and cartilaginous structures on isotropic 3D images at 3-Tesla. This includes structures such as the ligaments of the sinus tarsi, as well as the components of the deltoid ligamentous complex.  2. Review the normal course and bony attachment sites of ligaments and tendons of the ankle. 3. Provide a strategy for identifying and evaluating these structures using isotropic 3D MR imaging. 

Description of isotropic 3-Tesla 3D MR imaging protocol at the ankle and hindfoot. Review of anatomy and MR imaging findings for each of the following: Components of the deltoid ligamentous complex Spring ligament Ligaments of the tibiofibular syndesmosis Anterior talofibular ligament Calcaneofibular ligament Posterior talofibular ligament Sinus tarsi ligaments Articular cartilage Tendons, nerves, vessels and retinacula Original iIlustrations of the deltoid ligamentous complex and its five component ligaments will also be presented with MR image correlation.  

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Abay, S, Silver, M, Wang, K, Del Grande, F, Carrino, J, Illustration and MRI Atlas of the Ankle: 3D-MR Imaging at 3-Tesla of the Ligaments, Tendons, and Cartilage of the Ankle and Hindfoot, Accompanied by Detailed Original Medical Illustration of the Deltoid Ligamentous Complex.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14001828.html