Evaluation of human cartilage endplate composition using MRI: Spatial variation, association with adjacent disc degeneration, and in vivo repeatability

Cartilage endplate (CEP) biochemical composition may influence disc degeneration and regeneration. However, evaluating CEP composition in patients remains a challenge. We used T2* mapping from ultrashort echo‐time (UTE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which is sensitive to CEP hydration, to invest...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of orthopaedic research 2021-07, Vol.39 (7), p.1470-1478
Hauptverfasser:	Wang, Linshanshan, Han, Misung, Wong, Jason, Zheng, Patricia, Lazar, Ann A., Krug, Roland, Fields, Aaron J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	cartilage endplate intervertebral disc degeneration low back pain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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