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. 2023 Oct 2;14:164. doi: 10.1186/s13244-023-01495-6

Fig. 17.

Fig. 17

Negative prognostic value of low signal bone marrow on T2-weighted MR image. a The subchondral bone of the two medial femorotibial joint surfaces shows marked low signal intensity on a T1-weighted MR image. b, c Coronal and sagittal fat-suppressed T2-weighted MR images (b, c) show relatively wide and thick subchondral areas adjoining the articular surface, with low signal intensity (arrows), suggestive of SIF-ON. df Three months later, a significant bone marrow low signal intensity persists on T1-weighted image (d) and coronal and sagittal fat-suppressed T2-weighted images show pejorative evolution with a collapse of the tibial plateau and a wide subchondral bone dissection and chondral fracture in the lower pole of the condyle (e, f)