Anterior Knee Sagittal Views
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The sagittal views of the anterior knee can be used to visualize and evaluate the knee joint and associated structures, from the suprapatellar area to the infrapatellar area. You may see structures such as the quadriceps tendon, patellar tendon, fat pads, and suprapatellar and infrapatellar joint recesses, and can evaluate for potential musculoskeletal injuries including tendon rupture/tear or joint effusions.
Use the ultrasound images to familiarize yourself with the appearance of the relevant structures on ultrasound.
Compare ultrasound images to corresponding MRI images to orient yourself to the anatomy and become familiar with the common scanning planes for ultrasonography.
MRI and Ultrasound Images
Below you will find sagittal slices of an anterior knee MRI along side a corresponding sagittal ultrasound image. Scroll through the different images to familiarize yourself with how the different anatomic structures appear on both imaging modalities, and their anatomic relationships with one another.
*The ultrasound and MRI images above and below are from two different patients. You may notice some discrepancies including amount of subcutaneous tissue and fat, but the overall anatomy and locations of labelled structures is consistent.
The videos below demonstrate scrolling through the above ultrasound images and the MRI images, and you can start and stop them at your own pace.
