Fig. 32From: Subchondral insufficiency fractures, subchondral insufficiency fractures with osteonecrosis, and other apparently spontaneous subchondral bone lesions of the knee—pathogenesis and diagnosis at imagingMRI pattern of osteonecrosis of systemic origin. a, b T1-weighted (a) and fatsuppressed T2-weighted MR images (b) show disseminated areas of osteonecrosis surrounded by linear rims appearing in low or high signal intensity on T1- or T2-weighted images, respectively (arrowheads). A necrotic collapsed area is shown, with fracture in the corresponding intraosseous lesion (arrows)Back to article page