Objective To investigate the feasibility of near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy (NIRS) for
evaluation of human articular cartilage biomechanical properties during arthroscopy. Design …

Diagnosis of articular cartilage pathology in the early disease stages using current clinical
diagnostic imaging modalities is challenging, particularly because there is often no visible …

The depth distributions of refractive index (RI) in normal and early degenerated articular
cartilage (AC) were measured and correlated to the pathological statuses. Utilizing a …

The determination of the characteristics of articular cartilage such as thickness, stiffness and
swelling, especially in the form that can facilitate real-time decisions and diagnostics is still a …

Absorption and reduced scattering coefficients (μ_a, μs′) of biological tissues have shown
significant potential in biomedical applications. Thus, they are effective parameters for the …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common musculoskeletal disorder often diagnosed during
arthroscopy. In OA, visual color changes of the articular cartilage surface are typically …

Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy has been successful in nondestructive assessment of
biological tissue properties, such as stiffness of articular cartilage, and is proposed to be …

The aim of this study was to detect characteristic structural changes in the cartilage
composition of osteoarthritis (OA), hereby improving the arthroscopic identification of …

Osteoarthritis is a common joint disease characterized by the progressive degeneration of
the articular cartilage. In this chapter, the application of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) …

Frequent monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients enables timely treatment
adjustments and improved outcomes. Currently this is not feasible due to a shortage of …