Which oblique plane is more helpful in diagnosing an anterior cruciate ligament tear?

Oblique coronal and oblique sagittal MRI for diagnosis of anterior cruciate ligament tears and evaluation of anterior cruciate ligament remnant tissue

“…In case the ACL image is unclear, a 112 bony landmark would be helpful for slicing. Diagnostic efficacy of the oblique MRI obtained 113 in this manner has been reported in previous studies [14,15] and is consistent with our findings 114 for the diagnosis of ACL injury.…”

“…patients with a fibrous scar around their ACL and those with osteoarthritis are also particularly 118 7 prone to misdiagnosis using standard orthogonal MRI [14] . Even in these cases, accurate 119 diagnosis can be achieved by full-length visualization of the ligament on one section.…”

Acute Proximal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: Outcomes After Arthroscopic Suture Anchor Repair Versus Anatomic Single-Bundle Reconstruction

“…As originally described by Sherman et al, 8 the ACL tear was evaluated by a board-certified musculoskeletal radiologist, who was not aware of the patient's clinical data. Regarding MRI, Kwon et al 18 showed that additional oblique imaging improved the specificity for an ACL tear. Preoperatively, the ACL was considered intact if sagittal images of the ACL showed a continuous band of normal hypointense signal.…”

MRI depiction and 3D visualization of three anterior cruciate ligament bundles

“…Although the previous studies have examined on this matter, it is still controversial regarding which plane is better depicted (Steckel et al, 2007;Kwon et al, 2009;Kaya et al, 2010;Adriaensen et al, 2012;Mackay et al, 2014). Adriaensen et al (2012) studied 50 knees in the standard planes using 3T-MRI and reported that the double-bundle ACL was identifiable in 47 knees (94%).…”