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Health technology assessment of magnetic resonance imaging of the knee.
European Journal of Radiology 2008 Februrary
A search of the available literature was performed and the role of MR imaging of the knee is discussed. Based on this search the authors concluded that MR has a high sensitivity in detecting any abnormalities in the knee but it does not have the same diagnostic accuracy as a clinical investigation performed by a trained knee specialist when all knee injuries are taken together. It does lead to a decrease in the number of surgical interventions due to its high negative predictive value. For the detection of meniscal injury, MR has the same accuracy as arthroscopy and should be performed in order to avoid unnecessary surgical interventions. A negative MR also obviates further investigation in suspected cartilage damage. This is not true for anterior and posterior cruciate ligament problems where MRI is less accurate than clinical investigation.
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