Comparison of biochemical cartilage imaging techniques at 3T MRI

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1732-1742

  Rehnitz, C ^a   Kupfer, J ^a   Streich, N A ^a   Burkholder, I ^b   Schmitt, B ^c   Lauer, L ^c   Kauczor, H U ^a   Weber, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Saarland University of Applied Sciences   (Germany)

^c SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Delayed gadolinium enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC); GagCEST (glycosaminoglycan chemical exchange saturation transfer); Knee joint; T2 mapping

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CHILD; CHONDROMALACIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KNEE; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROFRACTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TISSUE REPAIR; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHONDROPATHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC USE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908216655     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: 15229653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2014.04.020     Document Type: Article

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