Cartilage Quality Assessment by Using Glycosaminoglycan Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer and 23Na MR Imaging at 7 T

Benjamin Schmitt,Stefan Zbyn,David Stelzeneder,Vladimir Jellus,Dominik Paul,Lars Lauer,Peter Bachert,Siegfried Trattnig

Cartilage Quality Assessment by Using Glycosaminoglycan Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer and 23Na MR Imaging at 7 T

2011

Benjamin Schmitt
Stefan Zbyn
David Stelzeneder
Vladimir Jellus
Dominik Paul
Lars Lauer
Peter Bachert
Siegfried Trattnig

The strong correlation between 23Na imaging and glycosaminoglycan chemical exchange saturation transfer (gagCEST) imaging after cartilage repair surgery suggests that gagCEST MR imaging in vivo might be sensitive to cartilage glycosaminoglycan content.

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Radiology
Glycosaminoglycan
Cartilage
Saturation (chemistry)
Delayed Gadolinium Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cartilage
Anatomy
Medicine
quality assessment
chemical exchange
cartilage repair
saturation transfer
Nuclear magnetic resonance
mr imaging

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