T1-weighted sodium MRI of the articulator cartilage in osteoarthritis: a cross sectional and longitudinal study.

T1-weighted sodium MRI of the articulator cartilage in osteoarthritis: a cross sectional and longitudinal study.

Structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has shown great utility in diagnosing soft tissue burden in osteoarthritis (OA), though MRI measures of cartilage integrity have proven more elusive. Sodium MRI can reflect the proteoglycan content of cartilage; however, it requires specialized hardware, a...

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Main Authors: Rexford D Newbould, Sam R Miller, Neil Upadhyay, Anil W Rao, Peter Swann, Garry E Gold, Robin K Strachan, Paul M Matthews, Peter C Taylor, Andrew P Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3733834?pdf=render

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