Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of articular cartilage of the knee using ultrashort echo time (uTE) sequences with spiral acquisition |
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Authors: | Goto Hajimu Fujii Masahiko Iwama Yuki Aoyama Nobukazu Ohno Yoshiharu Sugimura Kazuro |
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Affiliation: | Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan. hjmgoto@hotmail.co.jp |
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Abstract: | The objective of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of ultrashort echo time (uTE) sequence for visualisation of calcified deep layers of articular cartilage. MRI with a uTE sequence was performed on five healthy volunteers. Signals from the calcified deep layers of the articular knee cartilage were evaluated on uTE subtraction images and computed tomography images. The calcified deep layers of the articular cartilage changed from having a low to a high signal when imaged with a uTE sequence. The reported uTE sequence was effective in imaging the deep layers of the knee cartilage. |
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Keywords: | cartilage MRI osteoarthritis ultrashort echo time |
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