Clinical validation of fully automated laminar knee cartilage transverse relaxation time (T2) analysis in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-injured knees— on behalf of the osteoarthritis (OA)-Bio consortium
Felix Eckstein,
Nicholas M. Brisson,
Susanne Maschek
et al.
Abstract:Background
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) cartilage transverse relaxation time (T2) reflects cartilage composition, mechanical properties, and early osteoarthritis (OA). T2 analysis requires cartilage segmentation. In this study, we clinically validate fully automated T2 analysis at 1.5 Tesla (T) in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-injured and healthy knees.
Methods
We studied 71 participants: 20 ACL-injured patients with, and 22 without dynamic knee instability, 13 w… Show more
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