Recent advances in osteoarthritis imaging—the Osteoarthritis Initiative

• Published in: Nature reviews. Rheumatology Vol. 8; no. 10; pp. 622 - 630
• Main Authors: Eckstein, Felix, Wirth, Wolfgang, Nevitt, Michael C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.10.2012; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/53; 692/699/1670/407; 692/700/1421; Aged; Arthritis; Biomarkers; Care and treatment; Cartilage; Cartilage, Articular - pathology; Cohort analysis; Development and progression; Diagnosis; Disease; Female; Humans; Knee; Knee Joint - pathology; Longitudinal Studies; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Multicenter Studies as Topic; opinion-2; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - diagnosis; Pilot Projects; Prospective Studies; Research Design; Rheumatology; United States; United States > US

Research in osteoarthritis (OA) is among the most collaborative in rheumatology, and the Osteoarthritis Initiative is championing efforts to pool expertise and data in imaging studies in OA. The rationale for, undertaking of, and emerging results from this project are outlined in this Perspectives a...