Fig.Ā 6From: The value of adding T2 mapping sequence to the routine MRI protocol in the evaluation of cartilage lesions of the ankle jointConventional MRI ankle joint and T2 mapping of A 38-year-old male presenting with ankle pain and swelling of 3 weeks duration with history of trauma. Coronal T2WI (a) and Sagittal STIR image (b) show osteochondral lesion at the talar dome (white arrows). T2 mapping color-coded with post-processing images (c) showing color changes (blue color) and high T2 values (more than 60Ā ms) at the superficial and deep cartilage layers of ventral and dorsal zones of talar sideBack to article page