Magnetic resonance transverse relaxation time T2 of knee cartilage in osteoarthritis at 3-T: a cross-sectional multicentre, multivendor reproducibility study

• Published in: Skeletal radiology Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 511 - 520
• Main Authors: Balamoody, Sharon, Williams, Tomos G., Wolstenholme, Chris, Waterton, John C., Bowes, Michael, Hodgson, Richard, Zhao, Sha, Scott, Marietta, Taylor, Chris J., Hutchinson, Charles E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.04.2013; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Cartilage - pathology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Humans; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods; Imaging; Knee Joint - pathology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - instrumentation; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Medical research; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Medicine, Experimental; Middle Aged; Nuclear Medicine; Orthopedics; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - pathology; Pathology; Phantoms, Imaging; Radiology; Reproducibility of Results; Risk factors; Scientific Article; United Kingdom; Cartilage; Biomarker; Reproducibility of results; Magnetic resonance imaging; Osteoarthritis

Objective The transverse relaxation time (T2) in MR imaging has been identified as a potential biomarker of hyaline cartilage pathology. This study investigates whether MR assessments of T2 are comparable between 3-T scanners from three different vendors. Design Twelve subjects with symptoms of knee...