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Anatomical and pathological aspects of cartilage lesions
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Abstract
MRI provides a powerful tool for the imaging as it is non-invasive, painless, do not involve exposure to radiation, They are particularly useful for showing soft tissue structures so it is play an important role in understanding of the cartilage. Improvements have been made in morphologic imaging of cartilage in terms of contrast, resolution, and acquisition time. These improvements allow detailed maps of the cartilage surface to be developed that can be used to quantify both thickness and volume. Recent advances in biochemical imaging of cartilage used in detecting early changes in biochemical composition of cartilage as proteoglycan content and collagen ultrastructure.
KEY WARDS:
Magnetic resonance imaging - knee – articular -cartilage – osteoarthritis – morphological – biochemical – degenerative –traumatic –osteochondral defect- cartilage defect –new techniques