Dorsal carpal ligaments of the wrist: normal appearance on multiplanar reconstructions of three-dimensional Fourier transform MR imaging.

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Three-dimensional Fourier transform MR imaging techniques can produce much thinner contiguous slices than are obtainable with standard two-dimensional Fourier transform MR imaging techniques. The improved spatial resolution and capabilities for interactive multiplanar displays allow improved visualization of small, complex anatomic structures such as the carpal ligaments. The purposes of this study were twofold: (1) to determine if the dorsal carpal ligaments can be visualized consistently with three-dimensional Fourier transform MR imaging techniques with multiplanar reconstructions and (2) to evaluate the size, shape, orientation, and right-to-left symmetry of the dorsal carpal ligaments in both wrists of 25 asymptomatic volunteers as a basis for future comparison when patients with suspected ligament injuries are seen.Both wrists of 25 asymptomatic volunteers were imaged with a three-dimensional Fourier transform MR imaging technique with commercially available equipment. A three-dimensional graphic wo...

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