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In Vivo Quantification of Hip Arthrokinematics during Dynamic Weight-bearing Activities using Dual Fluoroscopy
Published on: July 2, 2021
Hip anatomic variants that may mimic pathologic entities on MRI: nonlabral variants
Mike S Nguyen1, Valeriy Kheyfits, Brian D Giordano
1Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 648, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Objective:
The hip has several anatomic variants that may be mistaken for pathologic abnormalities. The radiologist needs to be able to distinguish these variants from true abnormalities. In this review, we present nonlabral variants of the hip that can be seen on MRI.
Conclusion:
The hip has multiple anatomic variants that may mimic disease on hip MRI. Like labral variants, nonlabral variants can be confused for true abnormalities.
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