Standardized Knee Meniscus MRI Reporting: An Interdisciplinary Delphi Consensus.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-2026
Abstract
Thirty-three panelists from 23 institutions participated in a three-round Delphi consensus process to establish interdisciplinary guidelines for reporting knee MRI findings on 11 meniscus topics: MRI criteria for tears, possible tears, tear patterns, tear descriptors, intrameniscal descriptors, meniscal roots, posteromedial meniscocapsular junction, meniscus extrusion, assessment of the postoperative meniscus, retear descriptors, and ancillary findings. All panelists completed all Delphi rounds. In round 1, 350 free-text entries (mean, 31.8 entries per topic ± 2.2 [SD]) were submitted. In round 2, 32 statements (mean, 2.9 entries per topic ± 1.6) were collected from 11 teams (one orthopedic surgeon and two musculoskeletal radiologists per team), with 75% (24 of 32 panelists) achieving consensus using a 9-point Likert scale. Consensus was defined as a score of at least 7 (≥80% of panelists) and a median score of at least 7 (IQR ≤3). In round 3, all statements achieved consensus. Between rounds 2 and 3, agreement significantly increased (
Volume
319
Issue
3
First Page
251833
Last Page
251833
ISSN
1527-1315
Published In/Presented At
Nguyen, J. C., Patel, V. S., Abrams, G. D., Alaia, E. F., Casagranda, B. U., Chalian, M., Chang, E. Y., Crepeau, A. E., Davis, K. W., Farrow, L. D., Flemming, D., Flores, D. V., Fritz, R. C., Ganley, T. J., Gorbachova, T., Guermazi, A., Kani, K. K., Krych, A. J., Lawrence, J. T. R., Link, T. M., … Boutin, R. D. (2026). Standardized Knee Meniscus MRI Reporting: An Interdisciplinary Delphi Consensus. Radiology, 319(3), e251833. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.251833
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
42334355
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article