Magnetization-prepared spoiled gradient-echo snapshot imaging for efficient measurement of R2 -R1ρ in knee cartilage.

Misung HanRadhika TibrewalaEmma BahroosValentina PedoiaSharmila Majumdar

Published in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2021)

As a potential biomarker to indicate cartilage degeneration, R2 -R1ρ can be efficiently measured using one pair of T1ρ -prepared and T2 -prepared signals with an optimal Tprep considering cartilage relaxation times and image SNR.

Keyphrases

extracellular matrix
high resolution
magnetic resonance
knee osteoarthritis
single molecule
mass spectrometry
diffusion weighted imaging