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The articular cartilage of the patella can best be assessed on T2*-weighted and fat-suppressed images acquired in axial and sagittal orientations.
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Teller, P., König, H., Weber, U., Hertel, P. (2003). Retropatellar Degeneration (Chondromalacia, Osteochondritis Dissecans). In: MRI Atlas of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Knee. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55620-3_13
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