T2 mapping and dGEMRIC after autologous chondrocyte implantation with a fibrin-based scaffold in the knee: Preliminary results

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 636-642

  Domayer, S E ^a   Welsch, G H ^a   Nehrer, S ^b   Chiari, C ^a   Dorotka, R ^a   Szomolanyi, P ^a,c   Mamisch, T C ^d   Yayon, A ^e   Trattnig, S ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS   (Austria)

^c INSTITUTE OF MEASUREMENT SCIENCE   (Slovakia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^e ProChon Biotech Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

ACI; Cartilage repair; dGEMRIC; High field MRI; T2 mapping

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; AUTOLOGOUS CHONDROCYTE IMPLANTATIONS; BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CARTILAGE REPAIR; FIBRIN-BASED SCAFFOLDS; FLIP ANGLE; HIGH FIELD MRI; HYALURONAN; IN-VIVO; KNEE JOINT; LEAST SQUARES FIT; REGION OF INTEREST; RELAXATION RATES; REPAIR TISSUES; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; T1 MAPS;

BODY FLUIDS; CARTILAGE; COCHANNEL INTERFERENCE; GADOLINIUM; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPAIR; RESONANCE; SCAFFOLDS;

MAPPING;

TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; AUTOGRAFT; CHONDROCYTE IMPLANTATION; CHONDROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; HYALINE CARTILAGE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE REPAIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; CHONDROCYTES; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FIBRIN; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; KNEE JOINT; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949492878     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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