Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, debilitating joint disease characterized by degenerative
changes to the bones, cartilage, menisci, ligaments, and synovial tissue. Imaging modalities …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent chronic condition with marked implications for
affected individuals and public health care. There are available treatments to manage pain …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses a large magnetic field and radio waves to generate
images of tissues in the body. Conventional MRI techniques have been developed to image …

Osteoarthritis (OA), a leading cause of disability, affects 27 million people in the United
States and its prevalence is rising along with the rise in obesity. So far, biomechanical or …

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

Objective The purpose of this work was to review the current literature on cartilage and
meniscal T2 relaxation time. Methods Electronic searches in PubMed were performed to …

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 …

Purpose To investigate the effect of sample orientation on T1rho and T2 values of articular
cartilage in histologically confirmed normal and abnormal regions using a whole-body 3T …

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 …

Cartilage injuries are common, especially in athletes. Because these injuries frequently
affect young patients, and they have the potential to progress to osteoarthritis, treatment to …