MR-Imaging in Osteoarthritis: Current Standard of Practice and Future Outlook.

ABSTRACT: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative joint disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has emerged as a powerful tool for the evaluation and monitoring of OA due to its ability to visualize soft tissues and bone with high resolution. This review aims to provide an overview of the current state of MRI in OA, with a special focus on the knee, including protocol recommendations for clinical and research settings. Furthermore, new developments in the field of musculoskeletal MRI are highlighted in this review. These include compositional MRI techniques, such as T2 mapping and T1rho imaging, which can provide additional important information about the biochemical composition of cartilage and other joint tissues. In addition, this review discusses

SUBMITTER: Ehmig J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10417111 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature