Tractography of porcine meniscus microstructure using high-resolution diffusion magnetic resonance imaging

J Shen, Q Zhao, Y Qi, G Cofer, GA Johnson… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
To noninvasively evaluate the three-dimensional collagen fiber architecture of porcine
meniscus using diffusion MRI, meniscal specimens were scanned using a 3D diffusion …

Effects of unloader bracing on clinical outcomes and articular cartilage regeneration following microfracture of isolated chondral defects: a randomized trial

JA Konopka, AK Finlay, F Eckstein… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To determine whether the use of an unloading brace can increase the thickness of
cartilage regenerate after microfracture surgery. Methods This is a randomized (1: 1) …

3D T1 relaxation time measurements in an equine model of subtle post‐traumatic osteoarthritis using MB‐SWIFT

S Pala, NE Hänninen, A Mohammadi… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study is to assess whether articular cartilage changes in an equine model of
post‐traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA), induced by surgical creation of standard (blunt) …

Rapid Whole-Knee Quantification of Cartilage Using , , and Mapping With Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting

J Tourais, T Ploem, TA van Zadelhoff… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) holds great promise for the early
detection of cartilage deterioration. Here, a Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting (MRF) …

Can sodium MRI be used as a method for mapping of cartilage stiffness?

S Brinkhof, M Froeling, RPA Janssen, K Ito… - … Resonance Materials in …, 2021 - Springer
Objective Sodium concentration is responsible for (at least part of) the stiffness of articular
cartilage due to the osmotic pressure it generates. Therefore, we hypothesized that we could …

T1 and T1rho Relaxation in Equine Groove Model of Cartilage Damage

O Nykänen, NE Hänninen, S Pala, A Mohammadi… - archive.ismrm.org
In this study, we examined the T1 and T1rho relaxation times of surgically damaged articular
cartilage of equine carpal joints. Two different damage models (sharp and blunt grooves) …