MRI probes biophysical structure of cartilage.
MRI of cartilage will likely remain a controversial topic for some time on account of disagreement over the appearance of normal cartilage and the accuracy of MRI for detecting early changes of osteoarthritis. This is an area, however, that may be amenable to the application of advanced imaging techniques, including magnetization transfer MRI, because of its relatively simple structure.
Kneeland
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University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
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