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Implantation of Ferumoxides Labeled Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Cartilage Defects
Published on: April 5, 2010
Magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage and cartilage repair
K L Verstraete1, F Almqvist, P Verdonk
1Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Gent, Belgium. koenraad.verstraete@ugent.be
Abstract:
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of articular cartilage has assumed increased importance because of the prevalence of cartilage injury and degeneration, as well as the development of new surgical and pharmacological techniques to treat damaged cartilage. This article will review relevant aspects of the structure and biochemistry of cartilage that are important for understanding MR imaging of cartilage, describe optimal MR pulse sequences for its evaluation, and review the role of experimental quantitative MR techniques. These MR aspects are applied to clinical scenarios, including traumatic chondral injury, osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis, and cartilage repair procedures.
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