title: Normal and degenerating articular cartilage: in vitro correlation of MR imaging and histologic findings.
abstract: Histologic correlation of the different magnetic resonance (MR) appearances of articular cartilage has not been studied extensively. Therefore, the authors correlated thin (high-resolution) MR sections of articular cartilage with histologic sections. Human cadaver lumbar facet joints were imaged with a 1-mm section thickness and a 4-cm field of view, then sectioned and stained for histologic comparison. MR imaging patterns were identified that correlated with normal cartilage and three histologically different patterns of degeneration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee 53226.
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Monson
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Haughton
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Modl
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Sether
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged