Meniscal Tears Diagnosed with Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Arthrography

Abstract

Evaluation of the diagnostic value of two different types of tests for meniscal tears was carried out through examination of 200 menisci. A practicing surgeon and orthopaedic residents diagnosed the meniscal tears of viewed through each imaging test. The accuracy for MR imaging and arthrography was 98.5% and 86.5% respectively by the practicing surgeon, and 89.5% and 81.0% by the residents. We concluded that MR imaging of meniscal tears was a more accurate non-invasive and helpful examination than arthrography.