Quantitative ultrasound can assess living human cartilage.
Hattori
Koji
K
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Shijyo-cho 840, Kashihara, Nara 634-8522, Japan. hattori@naramed-u.ac.jp
Takakura
Yoshinori
Y
Tanaka
Yasuhito
Y
Habata
Takashi
T
Kumai
Tsukasa
T
Uematsu
Kota
K
Sugimoto
Kazuya
K
Ikeuchi
Ken
K
D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D017364:Collagenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
D017364:Collagenases