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Axial oblique fat-saturated T1-weighted MR arthrographic image showing measurement of the alpha angle. A circle is drawn around the femoral head and articular cartilage. The alpha angle is formed between a line along the center of the femoral neck and a second line from the center of the femoral head to the point at which the bony contour of the femoral head-neck junction extends outside the circle.
