Quantitative evaluation of hyaline articular cartilage T2 maps of knee and determine the relationship of cartilage T2 values with age, gender, articular changes

Caglar E., Sahin G., Ogur T., Aktas E.

EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol.18, no.22, pp.3386-3393, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 22
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.3386-3393
  • Keywords: T2 mapping, Femoral cartilage, T2 relaxation time, BONE-MARROW EDEMA, OSTEOARTHRITIS, DEGENERATION, WOMEN, REPLACEMENT, DEGRADATION, SYMPTOMS, RISK
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To identify changes in knee joint cartilage transverse relaxation values depending on the patient's age and gender and to investigate the relationship between knee joint pathologies and the transverse relaxation time.