Knee — Meniscus Tear — Microscope & Medical Imaging Simulator

Musculoskeletal

Knee with medial meniscus tear (bucket-handle type) showing displaced meniscal fragment, joint effusion, and associated chondral damage

Modalities: MRI CT ULTRASOUND

Images: 3

Structures: 10

Compatible Instruments: 16

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MRI — Medial Meniscus Tear

Coronal MRI showing tear of the medial meniscus with signal abnormality reaching the articular surface

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Pd Coronal

Proton density-weighted MRI showing medial meniscus tear

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MRI — Medial Meniscus

Coronal MRI showing medial meniscus pathology

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Pd Coronal

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MRI — Meniscus Sagittal

Sagittal MRI of the knee showing meniscal anatomy

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Pd Sagittal

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Structure	Density (HU)	T1 (ms)	T2 (ms)	Echo	Rel. Size
Cortical Bone	1200	300	1	0.95	14%
Cancellous Bone	300	400	50	0.7	12%
Cartilage	80	1100	35	0.3	4%
Torn Meniscus	60	1200	40	0.35	4%
Displaced Fragment	65	1100	35	0.4	2%
Chondral Defect	50	1300	60	0.2	2%
Acl	70	600	5	0.5	2%
Effusion	15	3000	500	0.05	5%
Muscle	40	900	35	0.4	13%
Fat	-100	250	80	0.6	10%

Knee — Meniscus Tear