The zonal architecture of human articular cartilage described by T2 relaxation time in the presence of Gd-DTPA2-

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 602-607

  Kurkijärvi, Jatta E ^a   Nissi, Mikko J ^a   Rieppo, Jarno ^a   Töyräs, Juha ^b   Kiviranta, Ilkka ^c   Nieminen, Miika T ^d   Jurvelin, Jukka S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Collagen; Gd DTPA2 ; MRI; T2 relaxation

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBRIL; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIREFRINGENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 44649113345     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2007.10.013     Document Type: Article

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