Contrast-Enhanced Micro-Computed Tomography in Evaluation of Spontaneous Repair of Equine Cartilage

Cartilage

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 235-244

  Kulmala, Katariina A M ^a,b   Pulkkinen, H J ^a   Rieppo, L ^a,b   Tiitu, V ^a   Kiviranta, I ^c,d   Brunott A ^e   Brommer, H ^e   van Weeren, R ^e   Brama, P A J ^f   Mikkola, M T ^a   Korhonen, R K ^a   Jurvelin, J S ^a   Toyras J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

cartilage; computed tomography; contrast agent; repair; subchondral bone

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; CONTRAST MEDIUM; FIBRILLAR COLLAGEN; NONFIBRILLAR COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE REPAIR; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; TISSUE REPAIR;

EID: 84863996441     PISSN: 19476035     EISSN: 19476043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1947603511424173     Document Type: Article

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