Imaging of cartilage and chondral defects: an overview

N Nischal, KP Iyengar, D Herlekar, R Botchu - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
A healthy articular cartilage is paramount to joint function. Cartilage defects, whether acute
or chronic, are a significant source of morbidity. This review summarizes various imaging …

2D versus 3D MRI of osteoarthritis in clinical practice and research

SS Walter, B Fritz, R Kijowski, J Fritz - Skeletal Radiology, 2023 - Springer
Accurately detecting and characterizing articular cartilage defects is critical in assessing
patients with osteoarthritis. While radiography is the first-line imaging modality, magnetic …

Morphological and Quantitative Parametric MRI Follow-up of Cartilage Changes Before and After Intra-Articular Injection Therapy in Patients With Mild to Moderate …

M Tschopp, CWA Pfirrmann, F Brunner… - Investigative …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background Intra-articular injections are routinely used for conservative treatment of knee
osteoarthritis (OA). The detailed comparative therapeutic effects of these injections on …

[HTML][HTML] Automated knee cartilage segmentation for heterogeneous clinical MRI using generative adversarial networks with transfer learning

M Yang, C Colak, KK Chundru, S Gaj… - … Imaging in Medicine …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background This study aimed to build a deep learning model to automatically segment
heterogeneous clinical MRI scans by optimizing a pre-trained model built from a …

Concentration of synovial fluid biomarkers on the day of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-reconstruction predict size and depth of cartilage lesions on 5-year follow-up

DH Markus, ET Hurley, ES Mojica, U Anil… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The current investigation evaluated the relationship between the synovial fluid
cytokine microenvironment at the time of isolated anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) …

Screening for or diagnosing medial meniscal root injury using peripheral medial joint space width ratio in plain radiographs

P Asawatreratanakul, T Boonriong, W Parinyakhup… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity for screening and diagnosis of medial meniscal
root injury using the distance ratio of medial joint space width between affected and …

Quantitative and Compositional MRI of the Articular Cartilage: A Narrative Review

D Albano, U Viglino, F Esposito, A Rizzo, C Messina… - Tomography, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review examines the latest advancements in compositional and quantitative cartilage
MRI techniques, addressing both their potential and challenges. The integration of these …

The Role of Biomarkers in Predicting Outcomes of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review

LM Batty, C Mackenzie, C Landwehr… - … Journal of Sports …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is frequently associated with injuries to
other parts of the knee, including the menisci and articular cartilage. After ACL injury and …

[HTML][HTML] Specimen specific imaging and joint mechanical testing data for next generation virtual knees

S Chokhandre, EE Neumann, TF Nagle, RW Colbrunn… - Data in Brief, 2021 - Elsevier
Virtual knees, with specimen-specific anatomy and mechanics, require heterogeneous data
collected on the same knee. Specimen-specific data such as the specimen geometry …

Establishment of a new qualitative evaluation method for articular cartilage by dynamic T2w MRI using a novel contrast medium as a water tracer

Y Hosokawa, T Onodera, K Homan, J Yamaguchi… - Cartilage, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective In the early stages of cartilage damage, diagnostic methods focusing on the
mechanism of maintaining the hydrostatic pressure of cartilage are thought to be useful. 17O …