Delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC) of cadaveric shoulders: Comparison of contrast dynamics in hyaline and fibrous cartilage after intraarticular gadolinium injection

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-92

  Wiener, E ^a   Hodler, J ^b   Pfirrmann, C W A ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b ORTHOPEDIC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BALGRIST   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

dGEMRIC; Direct MR arthrography; Fibrous cartilage; Hyaline cartilage

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; DYNAMICS; GADOLINIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SHOULDERS (ROAD); THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ACQUISITION TIME; BEFORE AND AFTER; DGEMRIC; DIRECT MR ARTHROGRAPHY; FIBROUS CARTILAGE; FLIP ANGLES; GLENOHUMERAL JOINTS; GRADIENT ECHOS; HYALINE CARTILAGE; NOVEL METHODS; REGIONS OF INTERESTS; RELAXATION PARAMETERS; T1 MAPS; TEMPORAL EVOLUTIONS;

LIGAMENTS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SHOULDER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SHOULDER JOINT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 60649121343     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850802537941     Document Type: Article

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