It has been recognized that tissue stiffness provides useful diagnostic information, as with
palpation as a screening for diseases such as cancer. In recent years, shear wave …

Early in the process of osteoarthritis (OA) the composition (water, proteoglycan [PG], and
collagen) and structure of articular cartilage is altered leading to changes in its mechanical …

This book covers the latest research and advancements related to articular cartilage in
biology, development, pathology, clinical applications and tissue engineering. The authors …

Magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) is a promising framework that allows the
quantification of multiple magnetic resonance parameters with a single scan. MRF using fast …

This paper studies uncoupled poroelastic (flow-dependent) and intrinsic viscoelastic (flow-
independent) energy dissipation mechanisms via their dependence on characteristic …

Purpose We establish a mechanical injury model for articular cartilage to assess the
sensitivity of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in detecting cartilage damage early in time …

Advances in cartilage tissue engineering have led to constructs with mechanical integrity
and biochemical composition increasingly resembling that of native tissues. In particular …

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease that affects articular cartilage, leading to changes on
the macro and micro levels of this multi-component tissue. Understanding the processes …

It is challenging to noninvasively determine the mechanical properties of biological soft
tissues in vivo. In this study, based on the biphasic theory and the transport models, a new …

Assessment of the integrity of the articular cartilage is considered key for the early diagnosis
of osteoarthritis (OA). Diffusion-weighted imaging and diffusion tensor imaging have …