Abstract #1559

Zonal differences of T1rho and T2 relaxation times of the meniscus: comparison study between normal and osteoarthritis knees

Shigeo Hagiwara¹, Shoichiro Takao¹, Hon Yu¹, Yasuhito Kaneko¹, Taiki Nozaki¹, Ran Schwarzkopf², and Hiroshi Yoshioka¹

¹Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, United States, ²Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, United States

We compared the zonal differences of T1rho and T2 relaxation times of the meniscus in normal and osteoarthritis knees. Our study indicates that T1rho and T2 relaxation times in degenerative meniscus decrease and demonstrate more homogenous values throughout the meniscus.

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