Publications by authors named "F K Roemer"
Objective: To review recent literature evidence describing imaging of osteoarthritis (OA) and to identify the current trends in research on OA imaging.
Method: This is a narrative review of publications in English, published between April, 2023, and March, 2024. A Pubmed search was conducted using the following search terms: osteoarthritis/OA, radiography, ultrasound/US, computed tomography/CT, magnetic resonance imaging/MRI, DXA/DEXA, and artificial intelligence/AI/deep learning.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to see if changes in MRI-defined bone marrow lesions (BMLs) and inflammatory markers are linked to cartilage loss in knees with osteoarthritis over 24 months.
- It analyzed data from 629 participants, finding that knees with no BMLs showed significantly less cartilage loss, while those with increasing BML size experienced more cartilage loss.
- The results suggest that preventing the growth of BMLs and worsening of Hoffa-synovitis could help reduce cartilage deterioration in osteoarthritis patients.
Background: Preventing worsening osteoarthritis (OA) in persons with early OA is a major treatment goal. We evaluated if different early OA definitions yielded enough cases of worsening OA within 2-5 years to make trial testing treatments feasible.
Methods: We assessed different definitions of early OA using data from Multicenter Osteoarthritis (MOST) Study participants who were followed up longitudinally.