Making the invisible visible—ultrashort echo time magnetic resonance imaging: technical developments and applications

Y Ma, H Jang, S Jerban, EY Chang, CB Chung… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses a large magnetic field and radio waves to generate
images of tissues in the body. Conventional MRI techniques have been developed to image …

Quantitative MRI for evaluation of musculoskeletal disease: cartilage and muscle composition, joint inflammation, and biomechanics in osteoarthritis

BL Eck, M Yang, JJ Elias, CS Winalski… - Investigative …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a valuable tool for evaluating musculoskeletal disease
as it offers a range of image contrasts that are sensitive to underlying tissue biochemical …

Concentrated bone marrow aspirate improves full-thickness cartilage repair compared with microfracture in the equine model

LA Fortier, HG Potter, EJ Rickey, LV Schnabel, LF Foo… - JBJS, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of treatment with bone
marrow aspirate concentrate, a simple, one-step, autogenous, and arthroscopically …

The QIBA profile for MRI-based compositional imaging of knee cartilage

M Chalian, X Li, A Guermazi, NA Obuchowski… - Radiology, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
MRI-based cartilage compositional analysis shows biochemical and microstructural
changes at early stages of osteoarthritis before changes become visible with structural MRI …

Ultrashort echo time magnetic resonance imaging techniques: met and unmet needs in musculoskeletal imaging

AM Afsahi, Y Ma, H Jang, S Jerban… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This review article summarizes recent technical developments in ultrashort echo time (UTE)
magnetic resonance imaging of musculoskeletal (MSK) tissues with short‐T2 relaxation …

Advances in imaging of osteoarthritis and cartilage

FW Roemer, MD Crema, S Trattnig, A Guermazi - Radiology, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most frequent form of arthritis, with major implications for individual
and public health care without effective treatment available. The field of joint imaging, and …

Cartilage in Anterior Cruciate Ligament–Reconstructed Knees: MR Imaging T1ρ and T2—Initial Experience with 1-year Follow-up

X Li, D Kuo, A Theologis, J Carballido-Gamio… - Radiology, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To longitudinally evaluate cartilage matrix changes by using magnetic resonance
(MR) imaging T1ρ (T1 relaxation time in rotating frame) and T2 quantification and to study …

Quantitative MRI using T1ρ and T2 in human osteoarthritic cartilage specimens: correlation with biochemical measurements and histology

X Li, J Cheng, K Lin, E Saadat, RI Bolbos… - Magnetic resonance …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: A direct correlation between T1ρ, T2 and quantified proteoglycan and collagen
contents in human osteoarthritic cartilage has yet to be documented. We aimed to …

Gait Mechanics and T1ρ MRI of Tibiofemoral Cartilage 6 Months after ACL Reconstruction.

SJ Pfeiffer, J Spang, D Nissman, D Lalush… - Medicine and science …, 2019 - europepmc.org
Purpose Aberrant walking biomechanics after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
(ACLR) are hypothesized to be associated with deleterious changes in knee cartilage. T1ρ …

[HTML][HTML] Magic angle effect plays a major role in both T1rho and T2 relaxation in articular cartilage

H Shao, C Pauli, S Li, Y Ma, AS Tadros… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the effect of sample orientation on T1rho and T2 values of articular
cartilage in histologically confirmed normal and abnormal regions using a whole-body 3T …