Quantitative evaluation of bone structure changes in femoroacetabular impingement syndrome by magnetic resonance imaging

doi:10.12307/2023.705

Abstract

Abstract: BACKGROUND: As the main imaging method of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome, MRI can clearly show the structure of hip joint soft tissue. With the help of three-dimensional visualization technology, MRI can be used for three-dimensional imaging of bone tissue. There is currently no report on quantitative evaluation of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome using three-dimensional hip MRI.
OBJECTIVE: Three-dimensional imaging was performed on MRI images of patients with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome, and EE angle and α angle were measured based on three-dimensional images to quantitatively evaluate bone structure changes.
METHODS: Totally 24 cases of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome were selected. They were 12 males and 12 females, aged from 36 to 53 years (average, 43.47 years); height from 158 to 190 cm (average, 172.46 cm); weight from 62 to 87 kg (average, 77.79 kg). Each MRI was completed on a GE Discovery MR 750, 3.0T system with the patients in the supine position. An axial three-dimensional gradient-echo was performed. Thickness: 0.6 mm, X/Y resolution: 0.365 mm/0.365 mm. Raw T2 sagittal data in .dicom format were input into Materialise Mimics Innovation Suite 16.0 software. Semi-automatic segmentation method was adopted to visualize and analyze the collision area.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) The α angle (62.86±6.36)° and EE angle (13.68±3.42)° could be accurately measured by three-dimensional reconstruction of MRI images. The α angle obtained from three-dimensional MRI images of hip joint could effectively reflect femoroacetabular impingement syndrome. (2) The three-dimensional image of hip MRI stereoscopically displays the morphology of hip cartilage and bone, provides a reference for the choice of treatment options, and has development and application prospects.

Key words: magnetic resonance imaging, femoroacetabular impingement, visualization, EE angle, α angle, three-dimensional imaging

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Li Xiaojuan, Zhang Yuanzhi, Yang Xiaoguang, Gao Yang, Wu Qiong. Quantitative evaluation of bone structure changes in femoroacetabular impingement syndrome by magnetic resonance imaging[J]. Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research, 2023, 27(31): 4965-4970.

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