Morphologic and quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of knee articular cartilage for the assessment of post-traumatic osteoarthritis

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 412-423

  Eagle, Sonja ^a   Potter, Hollis G ^a   Koff, Matthew F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

cartilage; magnetic resonance imaging; osteoarthritis; texture; trauma

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; SODIUM ION;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REVIEW; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; INJURIES; KNEE INJURY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PROCEDURES;

CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE;

EID: 84977119194     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.23345     Document Type: Review

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