319 QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF BONE MARROW EDEMA PATTERN AND ASSOCIATED CARTILAGE IN OSTEOARTHRITIC AND ACL-INJURED KNEES USING MR IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY

Quantitative assessment of bone marrow e

Quantitative assessment of bone marrow edema-like lesion and overlying cartilage in knees with osteoarthritis and anterior cruciate ligament tear using MR imaging and spectroscopic imaging at 3 Tesla

✍ Xiaojuan Li; Benjamin C. Ma; Radu I. Bolbos; Robert Stahl; Jesus Lozano; Jin Zuo 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 400 KB

## Abstract ## Purpose To quantitatively assess bone marrow edema‐like lesion (BMEL) and the overlying cartilage in osteoarthritis (OA) or anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)‐injured knees using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopic imaging (MRSI). ## Materials and Methods Eight health