Cartilage Imaging: Significance, Techniques, and New Developments

 LA COMANDA IN 3-4 SAPTAMANI

Presents available and emerging imaging modalities with a main focus on MRI

Outlines new morphological and molecular imaging techniques

Illustrates the anatomy and histology of cartilage in correlation to normal and pathologic imaging findings

Discusses imaging findings in relations to clinical findings

Description:

This authoritative book provides state-of-the-art practices and new developments in the imaging of cartilage, associated pathologies, and repair procedures. With a main focus on MRI, major advances in cartilage imaging are put into clinical context relevant for radiologists, rheumatologists, and orthopedic surgeons. International experts provide their insights on cartilage pathologies associated with such conditions as osteoarthritis, osteochondral trauma, and cartilage repair. Morphological MRI techniques are outlined, including new sequences and high field imaging. Molecular imaging techniques able to characterize the biochemical composition of the cartilage matrix are discussed, such as T2 relaxation time, T1rho, and dGEMRIC methods.

The first book of its kind, Cartilage Imaging: Significance, Techniques, and New Developments encompasses the full scope of knowledge in this rapidly evolving field. Identifying key techniques for characterizing disease processes as well as objectively and quantitatively evaluating the results of therapy, this outstanding resource is of benefit to all physicians interested in assessing cartilage disease and repair.

Table of contents (18 chapters)

Anatomy and Histology of Cartilage

Pages 1-10

Horvai, Andrew

Clinical Aspects: A Rheumatologist’s Perspective

Pages 11-18

Hunter, David J.

Clinical Aspects: An Orthopedic Surgeon’s Perspective

Pages 19-26

Cheung, Sunny (et al.)

Conventional Radiography as an Indirect Measure for Cartilage Pathology

Pages 27-36

Hayashi, Daichi (et al.)

Value of CT Arthrography in the Assessment of Cartilage Pathology

Pages 37-48

Omoumi, Patrick (et al.)

MRI of Cartilage: Standard Techniques

Pages 49-66

Link, Thomas M.

MRI of Cartilage: Pathological Findings

Pages 67-91

Link, Thomas M.

Scoring Systems to Semiquantitatively Grade Cartilage Pathology with MRI

Pages 93-102

Stehling, Christoph

Atlas: Cartilage Abnormalities and Scores

Pages 103-116

Liebl, Hans (et al.)

Cartilage Segmentation

Pages 117-126

Carballido-Gamio, Julio (et al.)

Quantitative MR Imaging of Cartilage Morphology in Osteoarthritis

Pages 127-144

Eckstein, Felix (et al.)

MR T2 Relaxation Time Measurements for Cartilage and Menisci

Pages 145-158

Baum, Thomas (et al.)

MR T1ρ Relaxation Time Quantification in Cartilage

Pages 159-169

Li, Xiaojuan

Cartilage Matrix Assessment Using dGEMRIC

Pages 171-183

Gray, Martha L. (et al.)

Imaging of Cartilage Repair

Pages 185-204

Welsch, Goetz H. (et al.)

Cartilage as a Biomarker

Pages 205-211

Link, Thomas M.

Frontiers in Molecular Imaging of Cartilage: Future Developments

Pages 213-227

Reddy, Ravinder (et al.)

Future Perspective and Significance of Cartilage Imaging and Quantification

Pages 229-238

Link, Thomas M. (et al.)