Why the study?
Does 3-T MRI provide a less invasive assessment of the hip for FAI compared to 1.5-T MR arthrography?
Does 3-T MRI provide a less invasive assessment of the hip for FAI compared to 1.5-T MR arthrography?
3-T MRI offers a potentially less invasive alternative to 1.5-T MR arthrography for the routine assessment of femoroacetabular impingement.
3-T MRI may support less invasive FAI assessment; leaves open prospective validation against MR arthrography.
OBJECTIVE: This article provides a review of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and the role MRI is attempting to fulfill in this complex and sometimes controversial condition. A perspective on the current status and on the advantages of 1.5-T MR arthrography is presented, and its usefulness in this setting is compared with the potential of nonarthrographic 3-T MRI. CONCLUSION: With its increasing availability, 3-T MRI has the potential to provide routine, less invasive assessment of the hip for FAI.
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