Journal:
:asian journal of sports medicine
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yoshikazu shimada jfa medical center, fukushima, japan; :477 nakauchi, toride-shi, ibaraki 300-1543, japan.
daisuke shimao jfa medical center, fukushima, japan; department of radiological sciences, ibaraki prefectural university of health sciences, ibaraki, japan
jiro kobayashi jfa medical center, fukushima, japan
chikako nakahori jfa medical center, fukushima, japan
mariko shimada jfa academy fukushima, fukushima, japan
hiroo fujimoto jfa academy fukushima, fukushima, japan
purpose t1wi (t1 weighted image) was acquired in order to grade bone fusion following the studies by fifa (federation internationale de football associations). research using images other than t1wi has not been reported. the aim of this study is to evaluate the grade of epiphyseal fusion by t2* weighted images (t2*wi) and to investigate new findings on t2*wi as compared with t1wi. methods a tot...