Hip Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Section I. MRI Principles

1. Basic MRI Physics and Artifacts
Carl Siversson

2. Non-contrast Biochemical Imaging
Stephan Domayer, Sebastian Apprich, Benjamin Schmitt, Oliver Bieri, Siegfried Trattnig

3. Delayed Gadolinium-Enhanced MRI of Cartilage
Deborah Burstein

4. Clinical Application of Biochemical Imaging of Cartilage
Goetz H. Welsch, Friedrich F. Hennig, Andreas Mauerer

Section II. Hip Joint Anatomy and Diseases

5. Normal Articular Anatomy
Luis Perez Carro, Pau Golano, Natalia Fernandez Escajadillo, Miguel Ruperez Vallejo, Victor Diego, Luis Cerezal Pesquera

6. Abnormal Osseous Anatomy
Lisa M. Tibor, Michael Leunig

7. Abnormal Articular Anatomy
Courtney E. Scher, Ira Zaltz

8. Developmental Hip Disorders
Jeffrey J. Nepple, Young-Jo Kim

9. Extra-articular Hip Conditions and Sports Injuries
Kathleen L. Davenport, Peter J. Moley, Bryan T. Kelly

Section III. MRI Techniques to Detect Disease Conditions

10. Overview of Diagnostic Imaging of Hip Joint
Sarah D. Bixby

11. Labral Disease
Bernd Bittersohl, Christoph Zilkens

12. Osteonecrosis
Nancy A. Chauvin, Diego Jaramillo

13. Extra-articular Conditions
Nadja Mamisch-Saupe

14. Cartilage Damage
T. Charles Mamisch

15. Structural Assessment
Christoph Zilkens, Bernd Bittersohl

Section IV. Utilization of Biochemical Imaging Biomarkers in Treatment of Hip Disorders

16. Application of dGEMRIC to the Study of Hip Disorders
Andreas Hingsammer, Young-Jo Kim

17. Application of T1rho to the Hip
Kawan S. Rakhra

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Imaging / Radiology, Surgical Orthopedics, Sports Medicine