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Imaging appearance of the normal and partially torn ligamentum teres on hip MR arthrographyDonna G Blankenbaker
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 199:1093-8. 2012..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the MR arthrographic appearance of the normal and partially torn ligament teres and to determine if there are imaging criteria for diagnosing partial tears of the ligamentum teres...
MR arthrographic appearance of the postoperative acetabular labrum in patients with suspected recurrent labral tearsDonna G Blankenbaker
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, 53792 3252, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 197:W1118-22. 2011..A recurrent labral tear can be diagnosed by the identification on MR arthrography of a new line to the labral surface, an enlarged and distorted labrum, or a new paralabral cyst...
Acetabular labrumDonna G Blankenbaker
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 21:21-33. 2013..Description of the labral tear and extent of tear is useful for hip arthroscopists. Understanding the pitfalls around the acetabular labral complex helps avoids misinterpretation of labral tears...
MR imaging of early hip joint degenerationDonna G Blankenbaker
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, E3 366 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 19:365-78. 2011..The article also discusses the role of MR arthrography in clinical cartilage imaging...
Hip injuries in athletesDonna G Blankenbaker
Musculoskeletal Division, Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
Radiol Clin North Am 48:1155-78. 2010..The role of radiography, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, MR arthrography, CT arthrography, and sonography in evaluating each condition is discussed...
Temporal changes of muscle injuryDonna G Blankenbaker
Department of Radiology, Musculoskeletal Division, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792 3252, USA
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 14:176-93. 2010..This article reviews the MR Imaging and ultrasound appearance of muscle injuries ranging from acute to chronic injuries, as well as the appearance of normal healing and the complications that can occur from muscle strain injuries...
Tenosynovial giant cell tumor of the posterior arch of C1Donna G Blankenbaker
Department of Radiology, Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Clinical Science Center E3 311, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
Skeletal Radiol 37:667-71. 2008..One's understanding of the imaging characteristics can lead to the correct diagnosis and avoid an unnecessary work-up...
Comparison of 1.5- and 3.0-T MR imaging for evaluating the articular cartilage of the knee jointRichard Kijowski
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Hospital, 600 Highland Ave, Clinical Science Center E3 311, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
Radiology 250:839-48. 2009..To retrospectively compare the diagnostic performance of 1.5- and 3.0-T magnetic resonance (MR) imaging protocols for evaluating the articular cartilage of the knee joint in symptomatic patients...
Sonography of the iliopsoas tendon and injection of the iliopsoas bursa for diagnosis and management of the painful snapping hipDonna G Blankenbaker
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, E3 311 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
Skeletal Radiol 35:565-71. 2006..This study also assessed the effectiveness of Kenalog injection into the iliopsoas bursa for long-term pain relief...
Lumbar radiculopathy: treatment with selective lumbar nerve blocks--comparison of effectiveness of triamcinolone and betamethasone injectable suspensionsDonna G Blankenbaker
Department of Radiology, Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
Radiology 237:738-41. 2005....
Comparison of standard hip MR arthrographic imaging planes and sequences for detection of arthroscopically proven labral tearAndrew J Ziegert
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 192:1397-400. 2009..The purpose of this study was to compare multiple imaging planes and two pulse sequences for detection of arthroscopically proven labral tears...
Iliopsoas musculotendinous unitDonna G Blankenbaker
Department of Radiology, Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 12:13-27. 2008..We review the causes of a snapping hip and the role of sonography in evaluating and guiding treatment of the snapping iliopsoas tendon...
MR arthrography of the hip: comparison of IDEAL-SPGR volume sequence to standard MR sequences in the detection and grading of cartilage lesionsDonna G Blankenbaker
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, E3 311, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Radiology 261:863-71. 2011....
Radiographic findings of osteoarthritis versus arthroscopic findings of articular cartilage degeneration in the tibiofemoral jointRichard Kijowski
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Hospital, Clinical Science Center E3 311, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
Radiology 239:818-24. 2006..To retrospectively correlate radiographic findings of osteoarthritis of the tibiofemoral joint with arthroscopic findings of articular cartilage degeneration within the tibiofemoral joint in patients with chronic knee pain...
Labral injuries due to iliopsoas impingement: can they be diagnosed on MR arthrography?Donna G Blankenbaker
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, Madison WI 53792, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 199:894-900. 2012..The goal of this study was to determine whether there are imaging criteria that would identify iliopsoas impingement on preoperative MR arthrography...
3.0-T evaluation of knee cartilage by using three-dimensional IDEAL GRASS imaging: comparison with fast spin-echo imagingRichard Kijowski
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Ave, Clinical Science Center, E3 311, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
Radiology 255:117-27. 2010..0 T in patients by using arthroscopy as the reference standard...
MR diagnosis of posterior root tears of the lateral meniscus using arthroscopy as the reference standardArthur A De Smet
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53792, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 192:480-6. 2009..The purpose of our study was to determine whether tears of the posterior root of the lateral meniscus can be diagnosed using standard MR criteria of a meniscal tear in the presence or absence of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear...
Is there an association between superolateral hoffa fat pad edema on MRI and clinical evidence of fat pad impingement?Arthur A De Smet
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, Madison WI 53792
AJR Am J Roentgenol 199:1099-104. 2012..Patients with symptomatic Hoffa fat pad impingement often exhibit fat pad edema on MRI. We studied two patient groups to determine the association between MRI fat pad edema and clinical symptoms of Hoffa fat pad impingement...
MRI of acute bone bruises: timing of the appearance of findings in a swine modelDonna G Blankenbaker
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, E3 311 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 190:W1-7. 2008..We developed an animal model of bone injury to determine the timing of the MR appearance of bone bruises and to follow these changes over time...
Clinical usefulness of adding 3D cartilage imaging sequences to a routine knee MR protocolRichard Kijowski
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Ave, E3 311, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 196:159-67. 2011..The objective of our study was to determine whether 3D sequences can improve the diagnostic performance of a routine MR protocol for detecting cartilage lesions within the knee joint at 3 T...
Evaluation of the menisci of the knee joint using three-dimensional isotropic resolution fast spin-echo imaging: diagnostic performance in 250 patients with surgical correlationRichard Kijowski
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Clinical Science Center E3 311, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
Skeletal Radiol 41:169-78. 2012..0 T for detecting surgically confirmed meniscal tears of the knee joint in a large patient population...
Vastly undersampled isotropic projection steady-state free precession imaging of the knee: diagnostic performance compared with conventional MRRichard Kijowski
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Hospital, Clinical Science Center E3 311, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
Radiology 251:185-94. 2009....
Arthroscopic treatment of the painful "internal" snapping hip: results of a new endoscopic technique and imaging protocolMark E Flanum
Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Am J Sports Med 35:770-9. 2007..Traditional surgical treatment for a painful snapping iliopsoas tendon has been an open lengthening of the tendon...
Correlation of MRI findings with clinical findings of trochanteric pain syndromeDonna G Blankenbaker
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, E3 311 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
Skeletal Radiol 37:903-9. 2008..The purpose of this study was to determine whether the MR findings of peritrochanteric fluid or hip abductor tendon pathology correlate with trochanteric pain...
MRI appearance of the pectinofoveal foldDonna G Blankenbaker
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, E3 311, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 192:93-5. 2009..We wished to determine the frequency and appearance of the pectinofoveal fold on hip MR arthrography. By defining the variations in its appearance, the normal pectinofoveal fold can be distinguished from pathologic hip plicae...
Juvenile versus adult osteochondritis dissecans of the knee: appropriate MR imaging criteria for instabilityRichard Kijowski
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Hospital, Clinical Science Center E3 311, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
Radiology 248:571-8. 2008....
Evaluation of the painful athletic hip: imaging options and imaging-guided injectionsJon A Jacobson
Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 199:516-24. 2012..Osseous abnormalities can be characterized with radiography, MRI, or CT. Ultrasound is important in the assessment of iliopsoas abnormalities, including tendon snapping, and to guide diagnostic anesthetic injection...
Imaging of the tendons about the pelvisLaura W Bancroft
Department of Radiology, University of Central Florida and Florida Hospital, 601 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL 32803, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 195:605-17. 2010..CONCLUSION: MRI and sonography are useful imaging methods to directly evaluate suspected abnormalities of the pelvic tendons, although tendinous mineralization and associated osseous injuries can also be detected with radiography and CT...
Radiofrequency ablation in the musculoskeletal systemKirkland W Davis
Department of Radiology, Musculoskeletal Division, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI, USA
Semin Roentgenol 39:129-44. 2004
Axial rotation of the lumbar spinal motion segments correlated with concordant pain on discography: a preliminary studyDonna G Blankenbaker
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Clinical Science Center-E3/311, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792-3252, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 186:795-9. 2006..2 degrees , whereas disks without concordant pain had an average rotation of 1.5 degrees (marginally significant difference at p = 0.07). CONCLUSION: Concordant pain at discography predicts increased axial rotation at a lumbar disk level...
The painful hip: new conceptsDonna G Blankenbaker
Department of Radiology, Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Clinical Science Center E3 311, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
Skeletal Radiol 35:352-70. 2006..We will also review the radiographic and MRI signs of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), a cause of early degenerative joint disease and hip pain...
The role of ultrasound in the evaluation of sports injuries of the lower extremitiesDonna G Blankenbaker
Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Avenue, E3/311 CSC, Madison, WI 53792-3252, USA
Clin Sports Med 25:867-97. 2006
Evaluation of the Articular Cartilage of the Knee Joint: Value of Adding a T2 Mapping Sequence to a Routine MR Imaging ProtocolRichard Kijowski
Departments of Radiology, Statistics, and Orthopedic Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, Clinical Science Center E3 311, Madison, WI 53792 3252
Radiology 267:503-13. 2013..6% to 88.9%, with only a small reduction in specificity. The greatest improvement in sensitivity with use of the T2 maps was in the identification of early cartilage degeneration. © RSNA, 2013...
Is intra-articular pathology associated with MCL edema on MR imaging of the non-traumatic knee?Donna G Blankenbaker
Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Clinical Science Center E3 311, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
Skeletal Radiol 34:462-7. 2005..Because we noted MCL edema in patients without prior trauma or osteoarthritis, we studied the association between intra-articular pathology and MCL edema in patients without knee trauma...
MRI appearance of the proximal hamstring tendons in patients with and without symptomatic proximal hamstring tendinopathyArthur A De Smet
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 198:418-22. 2012..The purpose of our study was to determine if six MRI findings of the proximal hamstrings differ in frequency in hamstrings with and without symptoms of tendinopathy...
Musculoskeletal mnemonics: differentiating featuresJonathan W Currie
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 40:45-71. 2011..Nearly all the entities on the differential diagnosis for distal clavicle erosion (mnemonic: SHIRT Pocket) are included in other differentials in this article...
Percutaneous musculoskeletal biopsyJames J Choi
University of Wisconsin Medical School, Department of Radiology, E3/311 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-3252, USA
Semin Roentgenol 39:114-28. 2004
Efficacy of epidural injections of Kenalog and Celestone in the treatment of lower back painJeffrey Stanczak
Department of Radiology, Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Clinical Science Center E3 311, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 181:1255-8. 2003..We retrospectively reviewed 597 patients who had epidural corticosteroid injections to determine any difference in Kenalog or Celestone efficacy...
Sublabral foramen and buford complex: inferior extent of the unattached or absent labrum in 50 patientsMichael J Tuite
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, 600 Highland Ave, E3 311, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
Radiology 223:137-42. 2002..To determine the inferiormost extent of the anterosuperior labral variants on conventional transverse MR images...
