Objectives The aim of this study was to compare the assessment of low-grade meniscal tears and cartilage damage in ultrahigh-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 7 T to routine clinical MRI at 3 T. Materials and Methods This study was approved by the local ethics committee, and written informed consent was obtained from each patient. Forty-one patients with suspected meniscal damage or mild osteoarthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence score, 0–2) received 7 T as well as routine clinical 3 T consecutively. The imaging protocol at both field strengths consisted of PD-weighted imaging with more than doubled resolution at 7 T. Images were read blinded regarding field strength and patient characteristics by 3 readers with different experience in musculoskeletal MRI (3 years, 6 years, and 10 years) according to a modified whole-organ MRI score of the knee in osteoarthritis and the Score of the International Cartilage Repair Society. Arthroscopic reports as a criterion standard were available for 12 patients. A multifactorial mixed model analysis was performed. Results The mean cumulated diagnostic score at 7 T was significantly closer to the criterion standard compared with 3 T in patients where criterion standard was available (P
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