Evaluation of water content by spatially resolved transverse relaxation times of human articular cartilage

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 423-430

  Lussea S ^a   Claassen, H ^a   Gehrke, T ^a   Hassenpflug, J ^a   Schunke M ^a   Heller, M ^a   Gluer C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Relaxation times; T2 maps; Water content

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE; CARTILAGE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0342804454     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0730-725X(99)00144-7     Document Type: Article

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