title: The evolution of articular cartilage imaging and its impact on clinical practice.
abstract: Over the past four decades, articular cartilage imaging has developed rapidly. Imaging now plays a critical role not only in clinical practice and therapeutic decisions but also in the basic research probing our understanding of cartilage physiology and biomechanics.
authors.affiliation: Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. winalsc@ccf.org
authors.forename: Carl S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Winalski
authors.forename: Prabhakar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rajiah
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D001175:Arthrography / Q000379:methods; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002358:Cartilage, Articular; D003287:Contrast Media; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA