Impact of T2* MR Cartigraphy in Knee Joint Osteoarthritis
Abstract: Background: MRI allows direct visualization of all tissues involved in osteoarthritis disease process including articular cartilage. In addition to morphologic assessment, MRI-based techniques have been developed that allow characterization and quantification of biochemical composition of cartilage. We have focussed on T2* mapping in our study. Objective: To study and grade changes in knee joint cartilage in various stages of osteoarthritis and to evaluate role of MR cartigraphy in early diagnosis of osteoarthritis. Methods: A retrospective and prospective observational study of 45 patients at a tertiary care centre referred for knee pain who presented during period of July 2020 to January 2023 using Philips 3T Ingenia MRI machine. Results: All patients in our study with Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grade 0 and 1 (n=5) had raised T2* value (p value
Keywords: Cartigraphy, Knee joint. MRI, Osteoarthritis, T2, mapping
How to Cite?: Ashwini Sankhe Sonve, Jernail Singh Bava, Shubhi Goyal, Yugal Goyal, "Impact of T2* MR Cartigraphy in Knee Joint Osteoarthritis", Volume 13 Issue 2, February 2024, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 975-981, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR24211112040, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR24211112040