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) is the most frequent form of arthritis, with major implications for individual
and public health care without effective treatment available. The field of joint imaging, and …

OBJECTIVE: Evaluation and treatment of patients with early stages of osteoarthritis (OA) is
dependent upon an accurate assessment of the cartilage lesions. However, standard …

It has been suggested that orientational changes in the collagen network of articular
cartilage account for the depthwise T2 anisotropy of MRI through the magic angle effect. To …

Proteoglycan (PG) depletion‐induced changes in T1ρ (spin‐lattice relaxation in rotating
frame) relaxation and dispersion in articular cartilage were studied at 4T. Using a spin‐lock …

This review article summarizes recent technical developments in ultrashort echo time (UTE)
magnetic resonance imaging of musculoskeletal (MSK) tissues with short‐T2 relaxation …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and quantitative image analysis technology has recently
started to generate a great wealth of quantitative information on articular cartilage and bone …

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 …

In this article, both sodium magnetic resonance (MR) and T1ρ relaxation map** aimed at
measuring molecular changes in cartilage for the diagnostic imaging of osteoarthritis are …

T2 and T1ρ have potential to nondestructively detect cartilage degeneration. However,
reports in the literature regarding their diagnostic interpretation are conflicting. In this study …