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 …

MRI-based cartilage compositional analysis shows biochemical and microstructural
changes at early stages of osteoarthritis before changes become visible with structural MRI …

Fluid volume and hemodynamic management in hemodialysis patients is an essential
component of dialysis adequacy. Restoring salt and water homeostasis in hemodialysis …

Objective To assess reliability and discriminative validity of cartilage compositional magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) in knee osteoarthritis (OA). Design The study was carried out per …

Sodium magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in humans has promised metabolic information
that can improve medical management in important diseases. This technology has yet to find …

Cartilage loss is irreversible, and to date, no effective pharmacotherapies are available to
protect or regenerate cartilage. Quantitative prestructural/compositional MR imaging …

T 1ρ relaxation time provides a new contrast mechanism that differs from T 1-and T 2-
weighted contrast, and is useful to study low-frequency motional processes and chemical …

As the most frequent cause of physical disability, musculoskeletal diseases such as arthritis
and osteoporosis have a great social and economical impact. Quantitative magnetic …

Background Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T2 and T1ρ relaxation are increasingly
being proposed as imaging biomarkers potentially capable of detecting biochemical …

Summary Objective To develop 3D T 1ρ and T 2 imaging based on the same sequence
structure on MR systems from multiple vendors, and to evaluate intra-site repeatability and …