Choice of pulse sequences for magnetic resonance imaging-based semiquantitative assessment of cartilage defects in osteoarthritis research: Comment on the article by Doré et al

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3830-3831

  Hayashi, Daichi ^a   Roemer, Frank W ^a,b   Guermazi, Ali ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Boston Imaging Core Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITY; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CARTILAGE MATRIX; CHONDROPATHY; HUMAN; HYALINE CARTILAGE; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TIBIA; BONE PLATE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, ANIMAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

EID: 78649901448     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.27731     Document Type: Letter

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