title: Magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage and cartilage repair.
abstract: Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of articular cartilage has assumed increased importance because of the prevalence of cartilage injury and degeneration, as well as the development of new surgical and pharmacological techniques to treat damaged cartilage. This article will review relevant aspects of the structure and biochemistry of cartilage that are important for understanding MR imaging of cartilage, describe optimal MR pulse sequences for its evaluation, and review the role of experimental quantitative MR techniques. These MR aspects are applied to clinical scenarios, including traumatic chondral injury, osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis, and cartilage repair procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Gent, Belgium. koenraad.verstraete@ugent.be
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Verstraete
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Almqvist
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verdonk
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vanderschueren
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Huysse
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verdonk
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Verbrugge
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000473:pathology; D002356:Cartilage / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis