Magnetic resonance imaging in knee osteoarthritis research: Semiquantitative and compositional assessment

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 295-321

  Crema, Michel D ^a,b,c,d   Roemer, Frank W ^a,b,e   Guermazi, Ali ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Boston Imaging Core Lab BICL   (United States)

^c Institute of Diagnostic Imaging IDI   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Knee; Magnetic resonance imaging; Osteoarthritis; Semiquantitative assessment

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; SODIUM 23;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE MARROW EDEMA; BONE NECROSIS; BOSTON LEEDS OSTEOARTHRITIS KNEE SCORE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CYST; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; JOINT DESTRUCTION; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS SCORING SYSTEM; KNEE PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBCHONDRAL CYST; SYNOVITIS; WHOLE ORGAN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SCORE;

CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79958227595     PISSN: 10649689     EISSN: 15579786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2011.02.003     Document Type: Review

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