MRI monitoring of cartilage repair in the knee: a review

Domayer, SE; Welsch, GH; Dorotka, R; Mamisch, TC; Marlovits, S; Szomolanyi, P; Trattnig, S (2008). MRI monitoring of cartilage repair in the knee: a review. Seminars in musculoskeletal radiology, 12(4), pp. 302-17. New York, N.Y.: Thieme Medical Publishers 10.1055/s-0028-1100638

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Various treatment options for deep cartilage defects are presently available. The efficacy of bone marrow stimulation with microfracture, of mosaicplasty and of various autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) techniques has been subject to numerous studies recently. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has gained a major role in the assessment of cartilage repair. The introduction of high-field MRI to clinical routine makes high resolution and three-dimensional imaging readily available. New quantitative MRI techniques that directly visualize the molecular structure of cartilage may further advance our understanding of cartilage repair. The clinical evaluation of cartilage repair tissue is a complex issue, and MR imaging will become increasingly important both in research and in clinical routine. This article reviews the clinical aspects of microfracture, mosaicplasty, and ACI and reports the recent technical advances that have improved MRI of cartilage. Morphological evaluation methods are recommended for each of the respective techniques. Finally, an overview of T2 mapping and delayed gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging of cartilage in cartilage repair is provided.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Hand Surgery (DOPH) > Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery

UniBE Contributor:

Mamisch, Tallal Charles

ISSN:

1089-7860

ISBN:

19016394

Publisher:

Thieme Medical Publishers

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 15:03

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:19

Publisher DOI:

10.1055/s-0028-1100638

PubMed ID:

19016394

Web of Science ID:

000261448200003

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/27464 (FactScience: 107810)

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