Vessel architecture in human knee cartilage in children: an in vivo susceptibility-weighted imaging study at 7 T.

Alexander R KolbSimon RobinsonDavid StelzenederMarkus SchreinerCatharina ChiariReinhard WindhagerSiegfried TrattnigKlaus Bohndorf

Published in: European radiology (2018)

• SWI facilitates in vivo visualization of vessels in the growing human cartilage. • Interrater reliability of the intracartilaginous vessel grading was moderate. • Intracartilaginous vessel densities are dependent on anatomical location and age.

Keyphrases

endothelial cells
pluripotent stem cells
magnetic resonance
high resolution
total knee arthroplasty
young adults
extracellular matrix
high intensity
mass spectrometry
contrast enhanced
photodynamic therapy
anterior cruciate ligament