Structural periodicity in human articular cartilage: Comparison between magnetic resonance imaging and histological findings

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 480-485

  Foster, J E ^a,c   Maciewicz, R A ^b   Taberner, J ^c   Dieppe, P A ^c   Freemont, A J ^d   Keen, M C ^a   Watt, I ^a   Waterton, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^c BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Hyaline cartilage; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Structure

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CADAVER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0033200313     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/joca.1999.0243     Document Type: Article

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