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To compare three‐dimensional fast spin echo Cube (3D‐FSE‐Cube) with conventional 2D‐FSE in MR imaging of the wrist.

The wrists of 10 volunteers were imaged in a 1.5 Tesla MRI scanner using an eight‐channel wrist coil. The 3D‐FSE‐Cube images were acquired in the coronal plane with 0.5‐mm isotropic resolution. The 2D‐FSE images were acquired in both coronal and axial planes for comparison. An ROI was placed in fluid, cartilage, and muscle for SNR analysis. Comparable coronal and axial images were selected for each sequence, and paired images were randomized and graded for blurring, artifact, anatomic details, and overall image quality by three blinded musculoskeletal radiologists.

SNR of fluid, cartilage and muscle at prescribed locations were higher using 3D‐FSE‐Cube, without reaching statistical significance. Fluid–cartilage CNR was also higher …