Figure 1.

Three-dimensional defect assessment and field-of-view (FOV) planning with the true FISP sequence in case 7: (A) sagittal, (B) coronal, and (C) axial plane. The sequence was used to ensure the morphological images, and the T2-maps were placed accurately over the defect. The sagittal plane (A) was used to center the FOV (Fig. 2). White arrows indicate the repair site that is accurately delineated. The defect is completely covered; however, there is synovial fluid between the tibial and talar cartilages (hyperintense band over the defect in A and B). The repair tissue is hypointense compared to the adjacent native cartilage. Further morphological analyses were based on the 2-dimensional high-resolution sequences.