Objective The purpose of this work was to review the current literature on cartilage and
meniscal T2 relaxation time. Methods Electronic searches in PubMed were performed to …

Objective To investigate the impact of knee joint loading exercise on articular cartilage in
people at risk of, or with established, knee osteoarthritis (OA) by conducting a systematic …

To assess the degree of focal cartilage abnormalities in physically active and sedentary
healthy subjects as well as in patients with early osteoarthritis (OA).(2) To determine the …

Cartilage is one of the most essential tissues for healthy joint function and is compromised in
degenerative and traumatic joint diseases. There have been tremendous advances during …

Magnetic resonance imaging of articular cartilage has recently been recognized as a tool for
the characterization of cartilage morphology, biochemistry and function. In this paper …

Materials and Methods: MRI was performed on a whole-body 7.0 T MR scanner using a
dedicated circular polarization knee coil. The protocol consisted of an inversion recovery …

Objective To study the efficacy of aquatic resistance training on biochemical composition of
tibiofemoral cartilage in postmenopausal women with mild knee osteoarthritis (OA). Design …

Purpose To prospectively determine on T2 cartilage maps the effect of unloading during a
clinical magnetic resonance (MR) examination in the postoperative follow-up of patients …

Imaging in clinical trials is used to evaluate subject eligibility, and/or efficacy of intervention,
supporting decision making in drug development by ascertaining treatment effects on joint …

OBJECTIVE: An early hallmark of osteoarthritis (OA) is the progressive loss of
glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), the extracellular matrix (ECM) component of articular cartilage …