Tissues, such as bone, tendon, and ligaments, contain a high fraction of components with"
short" and" ultrashort" transverse relaxation times and therefore have short mean transverse …

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 …

Sequences with ultrashort echo times enable new applications of MRI, including bone,
tendon, ligament, and dental imaging. In this article, a sequence is presented that achieves …

We describe the use of two-dimensional ultrashort echo time (2D UTE) sequences with
minimum TEs of 8μs to image and quantify cortical bone on a clinical 3T scanner. An …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive diagnostic imaging tool based on the
detection of protons into the tissues. This imaging technique is remarkable because of high …

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

Osteoporosis causes over 1.5 million fractures per year, costing about $15 billion annually in
the USA. Current guidelines utilize bone mineral density (BMD) to assess fracture risk; …

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 …

Novel compositional magnetic resonance (MR) imaging techniques have allowed for both
the qualitative and quantitative assessments of tissue changes in osteoarthritis, many of …

Advances in modern magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) pulse sequences have enabled
clinically practical cortical bone imaging. Human cortical bone is known to contain a …