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Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, consecutive adult patients (\u226518 years) who underwent ankle MRI between January 2022 and January 2025 at a single institution in Van, eastern T\u00fcrkiye, were identified from the institutional archive. Two blinded readers assessed AN presence, classified subtypes using Coughlin criteria, measured maximal ossicle dimension for types 1\u20132, and recorded BME on fluid-sensitive sequences. Prevalence with 95% CIs was estimated, and multivariable logistic regression assessed factors associated with BME in patients with types 1\u20132. Results: Among 1988 unique patients (mean age: 42.2 \u00b1 14.2 years; 42.6% male and 57.4% female), AN prevalence was 24.4% (95% CI: 22.6\u201326.4%), and type 2 predominated (50.2%). In the subgroup of AN-positive patients with available contralateral MRI data, AN was bilateral in 61 of 69 patients (88.4%). Interobserver agreement was excellent for AN detection and subtype classification (\u03ba = 1.00 and \u03ba = 0.98). Among types 1\u20132 included in the BME analysis (n = 385), BME occurred in 81 patients (21.0%). In the multivariable model, the adjusted ORs for BME were 4.46 for type 2 morphology, 1.24 per 1 mm increase in maximal dimension, 2.08 for female sex, and 0.71 per 10-year increase in age; concomitant os trigonum was not associated with BME. Conclusions: AN was common on ankle MRI, and type 2 was most strongly associated with BME; however, because this was a retrospective, cross-sectional, symptom-blinded study, causality and clinical correlation could not be established. Clinical Significance: Type 2 AN, particularly with a larger ossicle dimension, should prompt careful evaluation for MRI-detected BME, which should be interpreted as an imaging finding requiring clinical correlation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/clinpract16070123","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,2]],"date-time":"2026-07-02T10:04:44Z","timestamp":1782986684000},"page":"123","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Accessory Navicular on MRI in an Adult Ankle MRI Referral Cohort (N = 1988): Prevalence, Subtypes, and Edema Correlates"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7958-7235","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Z\u00fclk\u00fcf","family":"Akdemir","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, 65100 Van, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amed \u00c7ekdar","family":"Alt\u0131nda\u011f","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, 65100 Van, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-7364-5734","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"R\u0131dvan","family":"\u00c7e\u00e7en","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, 65100 Van, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Harun","family":"Arslan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, 65100 Van, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"60","DOI":"10.1016\/j.fuspru.2020.01.011","article-title":"The accessory navicular and its association with flatfoot","volume":"18","author":"Rammelt","year":"2020","journal-title":"Fu\u00df Sprunggelenk"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"236","DOI":"10.1017\/thg.2017.21","article-title":"Genetic Influence on Accessory Navicular Bone in the Foot: A Korean Twin and Family Study","volume":"20","author":"Cheong","year":"2017","journal-title":"Twin Res. 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