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20432287

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-4-30
pubmed:abstractText
This pilot study presents a technique for three-dimensional and quantitative analysis of meniscus shape, position, and signal intensity and compares results in knees with (n = 20) and without (n = 11) radiographic osteoarthritis. 3-T MR images with 2mm section thickness were acquired using a proton density-weighted, fat-suppressed, coronal, fast spin-echo sequence. Segmentation of the tibial, femoral, and external surface of the medial meniscus and the tibial joint surface was performed. Three-dimensional parameters were computed to describe the shape, position, and signal intensity of the entire meniscus and three subregions (body, anterior, and posterior horn). Key results included a greater size (i.e., volume, surface areas, and thickness), increased medial extrusion (i.e., greater extrusion distance, greater meniscal area uncovered by tibial surface), and elevated signal intensity of the medial meniscus in osteoarthritis than in nonosteoarthritis knees, particularly in the meniscus body. These results need to be confirmed in larger cohorts, preferably under weight-bearing conditions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1522-2594
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1162-71
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
A three-dimensional quantitative method to measure meniscus shape, position, and signal intensity using MR images: a pilot study and preliminary results in knee osteoarthritis.
pubmed:affiliation
Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. wirth@chondrometrics.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't