Detection of early cartilage damage: feasibility and potential of gagCEST imaging at 7T.

Sander BrinkhofRazmara NizakVitaliy KhlebnikovJeanine J PrompersDennis W J KlompDaniel B F Saris

Published in: European radiology (2018)

• gagCEST measurements are stable and reproducible • A non-invasive GAG measurement with gagCEST can be acquired in 7 min • gagCEST is able to discriminate between healthy and damaged cartilage.

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