Braun Hillary J, Gold Garry E
Department of Radiology, Stanford University, CA, USA.
Imaging Med. 2011 Oct;3(5):541-555. doi: 10.2217/iim.11.43.
Musculoskeletal MRI is advancing rapidly, with innovative technology and significant potential for immediate clinical impact. In particular, cartilage imaging has become a topic of increasing interest as our aging population develops diseases such as osteoarthritis. Advances in MRI hardware and software have led to increased image quality and tissue contrast. Additional developments have allowed the assessment of cartilage macromolecular content, which may be crucial to the early detection of musculoskeletal diseases. This comprehensive article considers current morphological and physiological cartilage imaging techniques, their clinical applications, and their potential to contribute to future improvements in the imaging of cartilage.
肌肉骨骼磁共振成像（MRI）正在迅速发展，拥有创新技术且对临床具有直接影响的巨大潜力。特别是，随着我们老龄化人口中骨关节炎等疾病的增多，软骨成像已成为一个越来越受关注的话题。MRI硬件和软件的进步提高了图像质量和组织对比度。进一步的发展使得能够评估软骨大分子含量，这对于肌肉骨骼疾病的早期检测可能至关重要。这篇综合性文章探讨了当前软骨形态学和生理学成像技术、它们的临床应用以及它们对未来软骨成像改进的潜在贡献。
