Hip Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Part I: MRI Principles.- Basic MRI Physics and Artifacts.- Non-contrast Biochemical Imaging.- Delayed Gadolinium Enhanced MRI of Cartilage.- Clinical Application of Biochemical Imaging of Cartilage.- Part II: Hip Joint Anatomy and Diseases.- Normal Articular Anatomy.- Abnormal Osseous Anatomy.- Abnormal Articular Anatomy.- Developmental Hip Disorders.- Extra-articular Hip Conditions and Sports Injuries.- Part III: MRI Techniques to Detect Disease Conditions.- Overview of Diagnostic Imaging of Hip Joint.- Labral Disease.- Osteonecrosis.- Extra-articular Conditions.- Cartilage Damage.- Structural Assessment.- Part IV: Utilization of Biochemical Imaging Biomarkers in Treatment of Hip Disorders.- Application of dGEMRIC to the Study of Hip Disorders.- Application of T1rho to the Hip.

Young-Jo Kim, MD, PhD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

T. Charles Mamisch, MD, Department of Radiology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA