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Review
. 2021 Oct;40(4):677-692.
doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2021.05.006.

Knee Cartilage Imaging

Karen Y Cheng  1 , Alecio F Lombardi  2 , Eric Y Chang  2 , Christine B Chung  3
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Knee Cartilage Imaging

Karen Y Cheng et al. Clin Sports Med. 2021 Oct.

Abstract

Articular cartilage injury and degeneration represent common causes of knee pain, which can be evaluated accurately and noninvasively using MRI. This review describes the structure of cartilage focusing on its histologic appearance to emphasize that structure will dictate patterns of tissue failure as well as MR appearance. In addition to identifying cartilage loss, MRI can demonstrate signal changes that correspond to intrinsic structural abnormalities which place the cartilage at risk for subsequent more serious injury or premature degeneration, allowing for earlier intervention and treatment of important causes of pain and morbidity.

Keywords: Cartilage; Compositional imaging; Histologic structure; Knee; MRI.

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