Predictive validity of within-grade scoring of longitudinal changes of MRI-based cartilage morphology and bone marrow lesion assessment in the tibio-femoral joint – the MOST study

• Published in: Osteoarthritis and cartilage Vol. 20; no. 11; pp. 1391 - 1398
• Main Authors: Roemer, F.W., Nevitt, M.C., Felson, D.T., Niu, J., Lynch, J.A., Crema, M.D., Lewis, C.E., Torner, J., Guermazi, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2012
• Subjects: Aged; Alabama - epidemiology; Bone Malalignment - epidemiology; Bone Malalignment - pathology; Bone Marrow Diseases - epidemiology; Bone Marrow Diseases - pathology; Cartilage Diseases - epidemiology; Cartilage Diseases - pathology; Cartilage, Articular - injuries; Cartilage, Articular - pathology; Comorbidity; Female; Humans; Iowa - epidemiology; Longitudinal Studies; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Menisci, Tibial - pathology; Middle Aged; MRI; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - epidemiology; Osteoarthritis, Knee - pathology; Predictive Value of Tests; Rheumatology; Risk Factors; Semiquantitative scoring; Tibial Meniscus Injuries; Validity; Within grade; WORMS; Validity; Semiquantitative scoring; MRI; Osteoarthritis; Within grade; WORMS

In order to increase sensitivity to detect longitudinal change, recording of within-grade changes was introduced for cartilage morphology and bone marrow lesion (BML) assessment in semiquantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scoring of knee osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of this study was to exa...