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Research progress in quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of articular cartilage injury
LI Xinru  LI Wei 

Cite this article as: LI X R, LI W. Research progress in quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of articular cartilage injury[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2023, 14(11): 198-202. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.11.034.


[Abstract] The acute and chronic injuries of joints can cause different degrees of cartilage damage, early cartilage damage can often repair itself, and the middle and late damage is irreversible, with the progress of the disease, resulting in joint deformity or dysfunction, seriously affecting the normal life of patients. At present, it is difficult for conventional magnetic resonance imaging technology to accurately assess the early damage of cartilage. But quantitative MRI technology can accurately evaluate the early damage of cartilage non-invasive by analyzing the biochemical components and ultrastructural changes of cartilage. In this paper, the pathophysiological mechanism of osteocartilage injury and the latest research progress of non-invasive MRI quantitative evaluation technology are reviewed, so as to prevent the deterioration of cartilage injury or reverse its effects in early clinical diagnosis.
[Keywords] articular cartilage；magnetic resonance imaging；T1ρ；T1-mapping；T2-mapping；diffusion weighted imaging；diffusion tensor imaging；diffusion kurtosis imaging

LI Xinru   LI Wei*  

Department of Imaging, Second Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010010, China

Corresponding author: LI W, E-mail: 26476432@qq.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (No. 2022MS08012); Scientific and Technological Innovation Team Plan of Inner Mongolia Medical University (No.YKD2022TD034).
Received  2023-05-30
Accepted  2023-10-27
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.11.034
Cite this article as: LI X R, LI W. Research progress in quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of articular cartilage injury[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2023, 14(11): 198-202. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.11.034.

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