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Cartilage imaging in children: current indications, magnetic resonance imaging techniques, and imaging findings

Victor M Ho-Fung1, Diego Jaramillo

  • 1Perelman School of Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. hov@email.chop.edu

Radiologic Clinics of North America
|July 9, 2013
PubMed

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This review covers pediatric cartilage imaging using magnetic resonance (MR) to assess normal development and injuries. It details MR techniques, surgical repair, and quantitative imaging advances for better diagnosis.

Area of Science:

  • Orthopedics
  • Radiology
  • Pediatric Imaging

Background:

  • Evaluating pediatric hyaline cartilage requires understanding skeletal development.
  • Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is crucial for assessing cartilage morphology and function.
  • Pediatric cartilage evaluation necessitates specialized knowledge of normal physiological changes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current indications for pediatric cartilage MR imaging.
  • To summarize novel cartilage repair techniques and MR classification of injuries.
  • To describe advances in quantitative cartilage imaging.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on pediatric cartilage imaging.
  • Summary of MR imaging techniques for cartilage evaluation.
  • Description of quantitative imaging methods like T2 mapping, dGEMRIC, and T1rho.

Main Results:

  • Current MR imaging indications for pediatric cartilage are presented.
  • Novel surgical repair techniques and MR classification systems for cartilage injuries are summarized.
  • Advances in quantitative MR imaging (T2 mapping, dGEMRIC, T1rho) are detailed.

Conclusions:

  • MR imaging is a key tool for evaluating pediatric cartilage.
  • Understanding normal development and advanced imaging techniques is vital for accurate diagnosis and treatment.
  • Quantitative imaging offers promising advancements for pediatric cartilage assessment.

Keywords:
Articular cartilageEpiphyseal cartilageMRI functional cartilage imagingMRI morphologic cartilage imagingPhyseal cartilage

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