T2 and T1rho values of grade 1 early degenerative cartilage in the distal femur using angle/layer dependent approach Y. Kaneko, T. Nozaki, H. Yu, K. Kaneshiro, R. Schwarzkopf, H. Yoshioka Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Volume 24, Pages S280-S281 (April 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.521 Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Articular segmentation with angle/layer dependent approach. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2016 24, S280-S281DOI: (10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.521) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Comparison of T2 / T1rho value between the degenerated legions within OA patients and corresponding lesions in normal control. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2016 24, S280-S281DOI: (10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.521) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Figure 3. A representative lesion with significantly lower T2 and Tlrho values in OA patient in both deep and superficial layers, (a) Signal heterogeneity mixed with high and low signal is seen between arrows in FS PDWI with corresponding (b) T2 and (c) Tlrho images. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2016 24, S280-S281DOI: (10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.521) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions