Abstract #5096

Predictive value of T2 Mapping for untreated patellar cartilage defects

Markus Schreiner^1,2, Sebastian Apprich¹, Vladimir Mlynarik², Pavol Szomolanyi², Martin Zalaudek², Benedikt Hager², Vladimir Juras², Michael Weber³, Reinhard Windhager¹, and Siegfried Trattnig^2,4

¹Department of Orthopaedics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²High Field MR Center, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴CD Laboratory for Clinical Molecular MR Imaging, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Assessment and adequate treatment of articular cartilage lesions are a common challenge in clinical orthopaedic routine. To allow for better disease prediction and thus evidence-based treatment selection, there is a strong need for objective predictive markers. In this study we demonstrate the predictive potential of T2 mapping in the assessment of untreated patellar cartilage lesions over an average follow up time of four years.

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