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Atlas of Knee MRI Anatomy


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To go to axial cuts, click on the link: Image 1 (begining of axial serie - T1 FSE))

To go to coronal cuts, click on the link: Image 11 (begining of coronal serie - RHO FATSAT))

To go to sagittal cuts, click on the link: Image 17 (begining of sagittal serie - RHO FATSAT))


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  • MRI of the knee - axial - Image 1 of 24

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    1 quadriceps tendon
    2 femur
    3 vastus lateralis muscle
    4 biceps femoris muscle
    5 vastus medialis muscle
    6 sartorius muscle
    7 popliteal artery and veins
    8 semimembranosus muscle
    9 semitendinosus tendon
    10 gracilis muscle

  • MRI of the knee - axial - Image 2 of 24

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    1 patella
    2 femur
    3 biceps femoris muscle
    4 vastus medialis muscle
    5 semimembranosus muscle
    6 semitendinosus tendon
    7 sartorius muscle
    8 gracilis tendon
    9 greater saphenous vein

  • MRI of the knee - axial - Image 3 of 24

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    1 patella
    2 femur
    3 iliotibial tract
    4 vastus medialis muscle
    5 semimembranosus muscle
    6 semitendinosus tendon
    7 sartorius muscle
    8 gracilis tendon
    9 popliteal artery and veins
    10 biceps femoris muscle

  • MRI of the knee - axial - Image 4 of 24

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    1 patellar tendon
    2 medial femoral condyle
    3 lateral femoral condyle
    4 gastrocnemius medial muscle and tendon
    5 gastrocnemius lateral muscle
    6 popliteal artery and veins
    7 semimembranous tendon
    8 semitendinosus tendon
    9 gracilis tendon
    10 sartorius muscle

  • MRI of the knee - axial - Image 5 of 24

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    1 patellar tendon
    2 medial femoral condyle
    3 lateral femoral condyle
    4 biceps femoris tendon
    5 gastrocnemius lateral muscle
    6 gastrocnemius medial muscle and tendone
    7 popliteal artery and veins
    8 posterior cruciate ligament

  • MRI of the knee - axial - Image 6 of 24

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    1 patellar tendon
    2 medial femoral condyle
    3 medial collateral ligament
    4 lateral femoral condyle
    5 lateral collateral ligament
    6 popliteal artery and veins
    7 gastrocnemius medial muscle and tendon
    8 posterior cruciate ligament
    9 greater saphenous vein

  • MRI of the knee - axial - Image 7 of 24

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    1 patellar tendon
    2 medial meniscus
    3 lateral meniscus
    4 posterior cruciate ligament
    5 lateral head gastrocnemius muscle
    6 semitendinosus tendon
    7 semimembranosus tendon
    8 gracilis tendon
    9 sartorius muscle

  • MRI of the knee - axial - Image 8 of 24

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    1 patellar tendon
    2 lateral tibial plateau
    3 medial tibial plateau
    4 biceps femoris tendon
    5 posterior cruciate ligament
    6 plantaris muscle
    7 lateral head gastrocnemius muscle
    8 gastrocnemius muscle medial head muscle and tendon
    9 semimembranosus tendon
    10 semitendinosus tendon

  • MRI of the knee - axial - Image 9 of 24

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    1 patellar tendon
    2 tibia
    3 iliotibial tract and vastus lateralis tendon
    4 lateral head gastrocnemius muscle
    5 gastrocnemius muscle medial head muscle and tendon
    6 semimembranosus tendon
    7 semitendinosus tendon
    8 gracilis tendon
    9 sartorius muscle

  • MRI of the knee - axial - Image 10 of 24

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    1 tibia
    2 fibula
    3 poplital muscle
    4 plantaris muscle
    5 lateral head gastrocnemius muscle
    6 gastrocnemius muscle medial head muscle and tendon
    7 greater saphenous vein

  • MRI of the knee - coronal - Image 11 of 24

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    1 fibula
    2 tibia
    3 medial femoral condyle
    4 lateral femoral condyle
    5 medial meniscus
    6 lateral meniscus

  • MRI of the knee - coronal - Image 12 of 24

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    1 medial tibial plateau
    2 lateral tibial plateau
    3 lateral femoral condyle
    4 medial femoral condyle
    5 fibula
    6 medial meniscus
    7 lateral meniscus
    8 posterior cruciate ligament

  • MRI of the knee - coronal - Image 14 of 24

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    1 femur
    2 tibia
    3 fibula
    4 meniscus
    5 anterior cruciate ligament
    6 posterior cruciate ligament
    7 lateral collateral ligament

  • MRI of the knee - coronal - Image 15 of 24

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    1 femur
    2 tibia
    3 meniscus
    4 anterior cruciate ligament
    5 posterior cruciate ligament
    6 vastus lateralis muscle
    7 vastus medialis muscle
    8 medial collateral ligament

  • MRI of the knee - coronal - Image 16 of 24

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    1 femur
    2 tibia
    3 lateral meniscus
    4 lateral meniscus
    5 vastus lateralis muscle
    6 vastus medialis muscle

  • MRI of the knee - sagittal - Image 17 of 24

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    1 femur
    2 tibia
    3 fibula

  • MRI of the knee - sagittal - Image 18 of 24

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    1 femur
    2 lateral meniscus
    3 tibia
    4 fibula

  • MRI of the knee - sagittal - Image 19 of 24

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    1 lateral femoral condyle
    2 lateral meniscus, anterior horn
    3 lateral meniscus, posterior horn
    4 tibia

  • MRI of the knee - sagittal - Image 20 of 24

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    1 quadriceps tendon
    2 lateral meniscus, anterior horn
    3 lateral meniscus, posterior horn
    2 lateral femoral condyle
    3 tibia
    4
    5
    6 lateral gastrocnemius muscle

  • MRI of the knee - sagittal - Image 21 of 24

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    1 femur
    2 quadriceps tendon
    3 patella
    4 femoral cartilage
    5 anterior cruciate ligament
    6 posterior cruciate ligament
    7 tibia

  • MRI of the knee - sagittal - Image 22 of 24

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    1 femur
    2 quadriceps tendon
    3 patella
    4 posterior cruciate ligament
    5 tibia
    6 popliteus muscle
    7 medial head gastrocnemien muscle

  • MRI of the knee - sagittal - Image 23 of 24

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    1 medial femoral condyle
    2 femoral cartilage
    3 vastus medialis muscle
    4 medial meniscus, anterior horn
    5 medial meniscus, posterior horn
    6 tibial plateau

  • MRI of the knee - sagittal - Image 24 of 24

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    1 medial femoral condylle
    2 femoral cartilage
    3 medial meniscus
    4 medial gastrocnemius
    5 semimembranous tendon and muscle
    6 semitendinosus tendon

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