A unique anisotropic R2 of collagen degeneration (ARCADE) mapping as an efficient alternative to composite relaxation metric (R2 -R1 ρ ) in human knee cartilage study.
Yuxi PangRiann M Palmieri-SmithDariya I MalyarenkoScott D SwansonThomas L ChenevertPublished in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2019)
The proposed anisotropic R2 mapping could be an efficient alternative to the conventional approach, holding great promise in providing both high-resolution morphological and more sensitive transverse relaxation imaging from a single T2W scan in a clinical setting.