FRACTURE MRI: evaluation of imaging capability in hand tendon visualization using healthy volunteer MRI.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the conspicuity of fast field echo resembling a CT using restricted echo-spacing (FRACTURE) in visualizing hand tendons and assess the utility of FRACTURE-derived volume rendering (VR) images using MRI in healthy individuals.

Materials and methods

This prospective observational study enrolled ten healthy volunteers who underwent MRI, including FRACTURE, three-dimensional proton density-weighted volume isotropic turbo spin-echo acquisition (PD-VISTA), and two-dimensional T2-weighted image (T2WI) in neutral and ulnar deviation positions. VR images depicting bones and tendons were created from FRACTURE data. Twenty-four flexor and extensor tendons were qualitatively evaluated by four experienced readers using a 5-point scale for cross-sectional images (in

SUBMITTER: Matsuzawa Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12796028 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature