Martín Noguerol T, Luna A, Gómez Cabrera M, Riofrio AD. Clinical applications of advanced magnetic resonance imaging techniques for arthritis evaluation.
World J Orthop 2017;
8:660-673. [PMID:
28979849 PMCID:
PMC5605351 DOI:
10.5312/wjo.v8.i9.660]
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Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has allowed a comprehensive evaluation of articular disease, increasing the detection of early cartilage involvement, bone erosions, and edema in soft tissue and bone marrow compared to other imaging techniques. In the era of functional imaging, new advanced MRI sequences are being successfully applied for articular evaluation in cases of inflammatory, infectious, and degenerative arthropathies. Diffusion weighted imaging, new fat suppression techniques such as DIXON, dynamic contrast enhanced-MRI, and specific T2 mapping cartilage sequences allow a better understanding of the physiopathological processes that underlie these different arthropathies. They provide valuable quantitative information that aids in their differentiation and can be used as potential biomarkers of articular disease course and treatment response.
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