Applications of Diffusion‐Weighted MRI to the Musculoskeletal System

JG Raya, A Duarte, N Wang, V Mazzoli… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Diffusion‐weighted imaging (DWI) is an established MRI technique that can investigate
tissue microstructure at the scale of a few micrometers. Musculoskeletal tissues typically …

Suture tape augmentation ACL repair, stable knee, and favorable PROMs, but a re‐rupture rate of 11% within 2 years

CHW Heusdens, K Blockhuys, E Roelant… - Knee Surgery …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The aim of this study is to investigate clinical and magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair using the suture tape …

Augmentation with fibertape leads to biomechanically superior but similar clinical outcomes in ACL surgeries: systematic review and meta-analysis

BS Raja, M Arora, AKS Gowda, VK Maheshwari… - Indian Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The current generation has witnessed significant progress in the field of knee
arthroscopy. Suture tapes have gained immense popularity due to perceived improved …

Effects of Angular Resolution and b Value on Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Knee Joint

Q Zhao, RP Ridout, J Shen, N Wang - Cartilage, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To investigate the influences of the diffusion gradient directions (angular
resolution) and the strength of the diffusion gradient (b value) on diffusion tensor imaging …

Arthroscopic Anatomic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Primary Repair Restores Anterior Tibial Translation Intraoperatively at Time Zero With No Additional Effect of Suture …

S Rilk, GC Goodhart, R O'Brien, GS DiFelice - Arthroscopy: The Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose To intraoperatively evaluate the ability of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) primary
repair (ACLPR) to restore anterior tibial translation (ATT) at time zero and to assess the …

Assessment of mechanically induced changes in helical fiber microstructure using diffusion tensor imaging

RA Pineda Guzman, N Naughton, S Majumdar… - Annals of Biomedical …, 2024 - Springer
Noninvasive methods to detect microstructural changes in collagen-based fibrous tissues
are necessary to differentiate healthy from damaged tissues in vivo but are sparse. Diffusion …

Diffusion tensor imaging of the anterior cruciate ligament graft following reconstruction: a longitudinal study

P Van Dyck, T Billiet, D Desbuquoit, P Verdonk… - European …, 2020 - Springer
Objective To longitudinally monitor remodeling of human autograft following anterior
cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with DTI. Methods Twenty-eight patients underwent …

Factors influencing diffusion tensor imaging of knee cartilage in children ages 6–12 years: a prospective study

Y Zhang, Z Cheng, H Peng, W Ma, R Zhang, J Ma… - Pediatric …, 2024 - Springer
Background Magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has recently been used to
evaluate the developing cartilage of children, but the influencing factors have not been well …

Optimizing the use of diffusion tensor imaging for clinical tractography of the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee

AA Champagne, D Brien, A McGuire, P Fenton… - archive.ismrm.org
Emergence of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has provided an exciting avenue to
characterize the ligamentization process of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), following …

Application of MR diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in acute anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury

X Wang, X Ma, X Wei, H Li - archive.ismrm.org
In this study, we aim to investigate whether DTI is superior to conventional MRI in evaluating
acute ACL injury. It was concluded that the mean FA values is lower and the mean ADC …