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Abstract #0117

Determination of correlation time in articular cartilage by T1rho relaxation dispersion

Matti Hanni 1,2 , Mikko J. Nissi 3,4 , Jari Rautiainen 3,4 , Simo Saarakkala 2,5 , Jutta Ellermann 6 , and Miika T. Nieminen 2,7

1 Department of Radiology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, 2 Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, 3 Department of Radiology, and Medical Research Center Oulu, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland, 4 Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, 5 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, Department of Medical Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, 6 Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 7 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland

Reorientational correlation time is a fundamental biophysical property that describes the dynamics of nuclei in any type of tissue. In this abstract, correlation time is investigated as a potential new MRI contrast. It is obtained from MRI T1rho relaxation dispersion measurements of bovine and human articular cartilage in vitro. The fitted correlation times appear to be macromolecule-specific, as well as indicative of early structural changes associated with osteoarthritis.

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