Delayed Gadolinium Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cartilage (dGEMRIC)

Introduction

Delayed Gadolinium-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cartilage or dGEMRIC measures the fixed-charge density and relative proteoglycan content of articular cartilage using the Spin-lattice relaxation time or T1 relaxation time.[1] Current research is investigating the clinical application of dGEMRIC as a quantitative tool for monitoring cartilage function in diseased or repair cartilage.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bashir, A; Gray, ML, Boutin, RD, Burstein, D (1997 Nov). "Glycosaminoglycan in articular cartilage: in vivo assessment with delayed Gd(DTPA)(2-)-enhanced MR imaging.". Radiology 205 (2): 551-8. PMID 9356644. 
  2. ^ Siversson, C; Tiderius, CJ, Neuman, P, Dahlberg, L, Svensson, J (2010 May). "Repeatability of T1-quantification in dGEMRIC for three different acquisition techniques: two-dimensional inversion recovery, three-dimensional look locker, and three-dimensional variable flip angle.". Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI 31 (5): 1203-9. PMID 20432357. 

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