Table 3 Structure assessability
From: 7-T clinical MRI of the shoulder in patients with suspected lesions of the rotator cuff
Sequence type | Bone | Muscle | Tendon | Cartilage | Labrum | Joint cavity | Vessels/nerves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PD fat-sat TSE axial | 4.0 ± 0.0 | 4.0 ± 0.0 | 3.9 ± 0.4 | 4.0 ± 0.0 | 4.0 ± 0.0 | 4.0 ± 0.0 | 2.1 ± 0.7 |
PD fat-sat TSE coronal | 4.0 ± 0.0 | 4.0 ± 0.0 | 4.0 ± 0.0 | 4.0 ± 0.0 | 3.8 ± 0.5 | 4.0 ± 0.0 | 2.5 ± 0.5 |
PD TSE sagittal | 3.7 ± 0.5 | 3.9 ± 0.4 | 3.0 ± 0.0 | 2.3 ± 0.5 | 1.0 ± 0.0 | 1.0 ± 0.0 | 2.9 ± 0.7 |
PD TSE coronal | 3.7 ± 0.5 | 3.9 ± 0.4 | 3.7 ± 0.5 | 3.6 ± 0.5 | 3.0 ± 0.6 | 3.4 ± 0.8 | 3.6 ± 0.5 |
STIR coronal | 3.0 ± 0.0 | 3.0 ± 0.0 | 3.0 ± 0.0 | 2.0 ± 0.0 | 2.6 ± 0.5 | 3.6 ± 0.5 | 1.1 ± 0.4 |
T1 GRE coronal | 3.9 ± 0.4 | 4.0 ± 0.0 | 3.0 ± 0.6 | 2.0 ± 0.8 | 1.0 ± 0.0 | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 2.9 ± 0.7 |
T1 GRE coronal | 3.9 ± 0.4 | 3.9 ± 0.4 | 3.8 ± 0.5 | 3.0 ± 0.5 | 1.9 ± 0.4 | 1.6 ± 0.5 | 3.3 ± 0.5 |
T1 TSE coronal | 3.7 ± 0.5 | 3.7 ± 0.5 | 3.6 ± 0.5 | 3.6 ± 0.5 | 2.7 ± 0.5 | 2.4 ± 0.5 | 2.4 ± 0.5 |
DESS three-dimensional | 3.1 ± 0.4 | 4.0 ± 0.0 | 3.8 ± 0.5 | 3.0 ± 0.0 | 2.6 ± 0.5 | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 2.9 ± 0.8 |
MEDIC coronal | 2.7 ± 0.5 | 2.8 ± 0.8 | 3.3 ± 0.8 | 3.0 ± 0.6 | 2.5 ± 0.5 | 3.0 ± 0.6 | 2.7 ± 0.5 |