Evaluation of quantitativity of histological collagen stains in articular cartilage K. Rahunen, L. Rieppo, P. Lehenkari, M. Finnilä, S. Saarakkala Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Volume 24, Pages S307-S308 (April 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.555 Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Figure 1. Masson’s trichorme (left column), Picrosirius red (middle colummn) and FTIRI collagen map (right column) for normal (top row) and osteoarthritic (bottom row) articular cartilage. Representative ROIs that were used in the analysis are displayed in Masson’s trichrome-stained sections. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2016 24, S307-S308DOI: (10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.555) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Figure 2. The scatter plots between FTIRI and the optical density of A) Picrosirius red, B) Masson's trichrome and C) Modified Masson's trichrome. AU = Absorbance Units and OD = Optical density. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2016 24, S307-S308DOI: (10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.555) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions