Sodium is an essential ion that plays a central role in many physiological processes
including the transmembrane electrochemical gradient and the maintenance of the body's …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative joint disease that affects millions of people
worldwide. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has emerged as a powerful tool for the …

Background Lower back pain affects 75%–85% of people at some point in their lives. The
detection of biochemical changes with sodium (23Na) MRI has potential to enable an earlier …

Sodium magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to evaluate the change in the
proteoglycan content in Achilles tendons (ATs) of patients with different AT pathologies by …

Abstract 23 Na is a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-active isotope with a nuclear spin
quantum number of 3/2. 23 Na relaxation phenomenon is at the core of 23 Na NMR …

Objective Compositional-MRI parameters enable the assessment of cartilage ultrastructure.
Correlation of these parameters with clinical outcomes is unclear. This systematic review …

Based on in silico, in situ, and in vivo studies, this study aims to develop a new method for
the quantitative chemical exchange saturation transfer (qCEST) technique considering multi …

This review examines the latest advancements in compositional and quantitative cartilage
MRI techniques, addressing both their potential and challenges. The integration of these …

Objective In this work, we evaluate the sodium magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
capabilities of a three-dimensional (3D) dual-echo ultrashort echo time (UTE) sequence with …

(1) Background: We aim to investigate age-related changes in cartilage structure and
composition in the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints using magnetic resonance (MR) …