Delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of medial tibiofemoral cartilage and its relationship with meniscal pathology: A longitudinal study using 3.0t magnetic resonance imaging

Arthritis and Rheumatology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1517-1524

  Crema, Michel D ^a,b   Hunter, David J ^c   Burstein, Deborah ^d   Roemer, Frank W ^a   Li, Ling ^f   Krishnan, Nitya ^e   Marra, Monica D ^a   Hellio Le Graverand, Marie Pierre ^g   Guermazi, Ali ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HCor   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^f NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE MATRIX; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA;

AGED; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FEMUR; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIBIA;

EID: 84901642273     PISSN: 23265191     EISSN: 23265205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.38518     Document Type: Article

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