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Article

True Pathologic Abnormality versus Artifact. Foot Position and Magic Angle Artifact in the Peroneal Tendons with 3T Imaging

by
Deena Blair Horn
1,*,
Steven Meyers
2 and
William Astor
2
1
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Orthopaedic/Podiatry Department, Falls Church, VA
2
Fairfax Radiological Consultants, Fairfax, VA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Am. Podiatr. Med. Assoc. 2015, 105(5), 443-450; https://doi.org/10.7547/14-068
Published: 1 September 2015
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Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging is a commonly ordered examination by many foot and ankle surgeons for ankle pain and suspected peroneal tendon pathologic abnormalities. Magic angle artifact is one of the complexities associated with this imaging modality. Magic angle refers to the increased signal on magnetic resonance images associated with the highly organized collagen fibers in tendons and ligaments when they are orientated at a 55° angle to the main magnetic field. We present several examples from a clinical practice setting using 3T imaging illustrating a substantial reduction in magic angle artifact of the peroneal tendon in the prone plantarflexed position compared with the standard neutral (right angle) position.

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Horn, D.B.; Meyers, S.; Astor, W. True Pathologic Abnormality versus Artifact. Foot Position and Magic Angle Artifact in the Peroneal Tendons with 3T Imaging. J. Am. Podiatr. Med. Assoc. 2015, 105, 443-450. https://doi.org/10.7547/14-068

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Horn DB, Meyers S, Astor W. True Pathologic Abnormality versus Artifact. Foot Position and Magic Angle Artifact in the Peroneal Tendons with 3T Imaging. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 2015; 105(5):443-450. https://doi.org/10.7547/14-068

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Horn, Deena Blair, Steven Meyers, and William Astor. 2015. "True Pathologic Abnormality versus Artifact. Foot Position and Magic Angle Artifact in the Peroneal Tendons with 3T Imaging" Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association 105, no. 5: 443-450. https://doi.org/10.7547/14-068

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Horn, D. B., Meyers, S., & Astor, W. (2015). True Pathologic Abnormality versus Artifact. Foot Position and Magic Angle Artifact in the Peroneal Tendons with 3T Imaging. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 105(5), 443-450. https://doi.org/10.7547/14-068

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