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- Osteoarthritis is a widespread chronic condition that leads to pain and disability and is increasingly common globally.
- The osteochondral junction, a critical area in joints, is crucial for understanding the early stages and progression of osteoarthritis, yet it has been underexplored in imaging studies.
- Ultrashort echo time (UTE) MR sequences show promise for better imaging of this region by overcoming technical limitations of conventional methods, providing high-resolution and contrast images.
Article Abstract
Osteoarthritis is a common chronic degenerative disease that causes pain and disability with increasing incidence worldwide. The osteochondral junction is a dynamic region of the joint that is associated with the early development and progression of osteoarthritis. Despite the substantial advances achieved in the imaging of cartilage and application to osteoarthritis in recent years, the osteochondral junction has received limited attention. This is primarily related to technical limitations encountered with conventional MR sequences that are relatively insensitive to short T2 tissues and the rapid signal decay that characterizes these tissues. MR sequences with ultrashort echo time (UTE) are of great interest because they can provide images of high resolution and contrast in this region. Here, we briefly review the anatomy and function of cartilage, focusing on the osteochondral junction. We also review basic concepts and recent applications of UTE MR sequences focusing on the osteochondral junction.
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