Abstract #2297

Articular Cartilage Assessment Using T1ρ Mapping in Early Osteoarthritis Patients with Knee joint Pain

Jin Qu¹, Xinwei Lei¹, Ying ZHAN¹, Huixia Li¹, and Yu Zhang²

¹Tianjin First Center Hospital, Tianjin, China, People's Republic of, ²Philips Healthcare, Beijin, China, People's Republic of

The purpose of this study was to evaluate articular cartilage degeneration in healthy subjects and patients with knee joint-pain as the only clinical manifestation using T1ρ measurements and to examine the interrelationship between cartilage abnormalities. Quantitative assessment of cartilage was performed using T1ρ mapping technique in 5 healthy volunteers and 17 knee joint-pain patients. T1ρ values were signiﬁcantly elevated among patients with knee joint-pain compared to normal controls. Proteoglycan reduced in patients with knee joint-pain as the only clinical manifestation. Comparing to routine MR, T1ρ mapping could be more useful for these patients

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