Can cartilage loss be detected in knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients with 3-6 months' observation using advanced image analysis of 3T MRI?

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 677-683

  Hunter, D J ^a   Bowes, M A ^b   Eaton, C B ^c,d   Holmes, A P ^e   Mann, H ^e   Kwoh, C K ^f,g   Maciewicz, R A ^e   Samuels, J ^h   Waterton, J C ^e  

^a NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b IMORPHICS LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage thickness; Magnetic resonance imaging; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BODY MASS; CARTILAGE LOSS; CHONDROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR CONDYLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952546098     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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