Osteoarthritis is thought to be the most prevalent chronic joint disease. The incidence of
osteoarthritis is rising because of the ageing population and the epidemic of obesity. Pain …

OBJECTIVES: To report on the process and criteria for selecting acquisition protocols to
include in the osteoarthritis initiative (OAI) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study protocol …

In this article we present an up‐to‐date overview of the potential biomedical applications of
sodium magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in vivo. Sodium MRI is a subject of increasing …

Sodium NMR spectroscopy and MRI have become popular in recent years through the
increased availability of high-field MRI scanners, advanced scanner hardware and improved …

Due to aging populations and increasing rates of obesity in the developed world, the
prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) is continually increasing. Decreasing the societal and …

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 …

Osteoarthritis is a widely prevalent disease of the whole joint including cartilage, bone, and
soft tissues. The increasing importance of imaging and assessment of all joint structures has …

Imaging of cartilage has traditionally been achieved indirectly with conventional
radiography. Loss of joint space width, or'joint space narrowing', is considered a surrogate …

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 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 …