Change of diffusion tensor imaging parameters in articular cartilage with progressive proteoglycan extraction

José G Raya1, Gerd Melkus, Silvia Adam-Neumair

  • 1Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA. Jose.Raya@nyumc.org

Summary

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) reveals that mean apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) correlates with proteoglycan (PG) loss in cartilage. This indicates DTI’s potential for diagnosing osteoarthritis by assessing cartilage degeneration.

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