Quantitative evaluation of hyaline cartilage disorders using flash sequence. II. Clinical applications.
In a prospective clinical study 24 normal volunteers and 106 patients with acute and chronic arthritis, osteoarthritis and post-traumatic alterations of the knee joints were examined. Using the parameters A and M 98 per cent of the pathologic cartilages and 74 per cent of the normal cartilages could be identified. In addition 78.5 per cent were correctly categorized in 5 cartilage classes. The A/M classification proved to be a fast and specific method for evaluation of cartilage disorders with special promise for follow-up examinations during therapy.
König
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H
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Tübingen, West Germany.
Aicher
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Klose
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Saal
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology