Use of Fat-Suppressed T2-Weighted MRI Images to Reduce the Magic Angle Effect in Peroneal Tendons
2018
Introduction. Peroneal tendon disorders pose a diagnostic conundrum to the clinician. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is widely used to assess tendon pathology. A recognized artifact of MRI, the magic angle effect (MAE), can lead to spurious results and inappropriate management. The aim of this study is to assess whether T2 fat-suppressed sequences (T2FSs) reduce the frequency of MAE compared with proton density fat-suppressed (PDFS) images. Methods. MRI scans of 18 patients were prospectively assessed for MAE. The peroneal tendons were assessed at 5 defined levels on PDFS and T2FS images. The frequency of MAE in the peroneal tendons were compared between the 2 scan sequences. Results. In the peroneus brevis tendon, 17/72 levels, on PDFS scans, showed MAE compared with 2/72 levels on the T2FS scans, demonstrating a reduction in the MAE by 85% (P = .0003). In the peroneus longus tendon 14/72 levels, on PDFS scans, demonstrated MAE compared with 4/72 on T2FSs, demonstrating a reduction of 71% (P = .02). Co...
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