Quantitative MRI of articular cartilage and its clinical applications
X Li, S Majumdar - Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Cartilage is one of the most essential tissues for healthy joint function and is compromised in
degenerative and traumatic joint diseases. There have been tremendous advances during …
degenerative and traumatic joint diseases. There have been tremendous advances during …
New methods to study the composition and structure of the extracellular matrix in natural and bioengineered tissues
J Schiller, D Huster - Biomatter, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The extracellular matrix (ECM) comprises a gel of numerous biopolymers that occurs in a
multitude of biological tissues. The ECM provides the basic support and mechanical strength …
multitude of biological tissues. The ECM provides the basic support and mechanical strength …
Incorporation of Rician noise in the analysis of biexponential transverse relaxation in cartilage using a multiple gradient echo sequence at 3 and 7 Tesla
Purpose Previous work has evaluated the quality of different analytic methods for extracting
relaxation times from magnitude imaging data exhibiting Rician noise. However …
relaxation times from magnitude imaging data exhibiting Rician noise. However …
Rapid multicomponent T2 analysis of the articular cartilage of the human knee joint at 3.0 T
Purpose To determine the feasibility of using multicomponent‐driven equilibrium single‐shot
observation of T1 and T2 (mcDESPOT) for evaluating the human knee joint at 3.0 T and to …
observation of T1 and T2 (mcDESPOT) for evaluating the human knee joint at 3.0 T and to …
Anomalous T2 relaxation in normal and degraded cartilage
Purpose To compare the ordinary monoexponential model with three anomalous relaxation
models—the stretched Mittag‐Leffler, stretched exponential, and biexponential functions …
models—the stretched Mittag‐Leffler, stretched exponential, and biexponential functions …
Anisotropic analysis of multi‐component T2 and T1ρ relaxations in achilles tendon by NMR spectroscopy and microscopic MRI
Purpose: To study the anisotropic characteristics of both multi‐component T2 and T1ρ
relaxation times in tendon. Materials and Methods: T2 and T1ρ were measured in tendon by …
relaxation times in tendon. Materials and Methods: T2 and T1ρ were measured in tendon by …
Articular cartilage of the human knee joint: in vivo multicomponent T2 analysis at 3.0 T
F Liu, KW Choi, A Samsonov, RG Spencer, JJ Wilson… - Radiology, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To compare multicomponent T2 parameters of the articular cartilage of the knee
joint measured by using multicomponent driven equilibrium single-shot observation of T1 …
joint measured by using multicomponent driven equilibrium single-shot observation of T1 …
Phase‐based T2 mapping with gradient echo imaging
X Wang, D Hernando, SB Reeder - Magnetic resonance in …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Transverse relaxation time (T2) mapping with MRI has a plethora of clinical and
research applications. Current T2 mapping techniques are based primarily on spin‐echo …
research applications. Current T2 mapping techniques are based primarily on spin‐echo …
[HTML][HTML] Radiofrequency (RF) coil impacts the value and reproducibility of cartilage spin–spin (T2) relaxation time measurements
BJ Dardzinski, E Schneider - Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 2013 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: T2 (spin–spin) relaxation time is frequently used for compositional
assessment of articular cartilage. However little is known about the influence of magnetic …
assessment of articular cartilage. However little is known about the influence of magnetic …
Improved MR‐based characterization of engineered cartilage using multiexponential T2 relaxation and multivariate analysis
Noninvasive monitoring of tissue quality would be of substantial use in the development of
cartilage tissue engineering strategies. Conventional MR parameters provide noninvasive …
cartilage tissue engineering strategies. Conventional MR parameters provide noninvasive …