Association Between Quantitatively Measured Infrapatellar Fat Pad High Signal-Intensity Alteration and Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Assessed Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis.

Weiyu HanDawn Aitken Shuang Zheng Anita E Wluka Zhaohua ZhuLeigh BlizzardTania WinzenbergFlavia CicuttiniGraeme JonesChanghai Ding

Published in: Arthritis care & research (2020)

Quantitative measures of increased signal intensity in the IPFP were associated with knee structural abnormalities in the tibiofemoral compartment, suggesting that these measurements could be used as an additional entry criterion to enrich studies for faster progressors of knee OA.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
magnetic resonance imaging
high intensity
adipose tissue
computed tomography
high resolution
total knee arthroplasty
case control
fatty acid
magnetic resonance
mass spectrometry
diffusion weighted imaging