Frontiers in musculoskeletal MRI: Articular cartilage
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J. Bruce Kneeland MD
Department of Radiology, University Of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Department of Radiology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dept of Radiology, Pennsylvania Hospital, 800 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107Search for more papers by this authorRavinder Reddy PhD
Department of Radiology, University Of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Metabolic Magnetic Resonance Research and Computation Center, Department of Radiology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
J. Bruce Kneeland MD
Department of Radiology, University Of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Department of Radiology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dept of Radiology, Pennsylvania Hospital, 800 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107Search for more papers by this authorRavinder Reddy PhD
Department of Radiology, University Of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Metabolic Magnetic Resonance Research and Computation Center, Department of Radiology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
The techniques and uses of MRI in current clinical practice, primarily as a means to detect morphologic abnormalities, are reviewed. Ongoing development of techniques that can improve morphologic assessment including techniques to increase spatial and contrast resolution is discussed, as are methods to measure cartilage volumes and thickness. Finally, several of the more widely studied techniques used to probe loss of the macromolecular structure of cartilage prior to the development of macroscopic defects are presented and compared. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2007. © 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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