| pubmed-article:7699657 | pubmed:abstractText | Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by progressive loss of articular cartilage in the involved joint. Accurate, reproducible measurement of the thickness of the cartilage in vivo, however, is difficult. Because development of an ultrasonic imaging device for intraarticular use is feasible and would permit acquisition of information that could complement the assessment of articular cartilage made at arthroscopy, we evaluated the efficacy of high frequency ultrasound in assessing the thickness and subsurface characteristics of normal and OA cartilage. | lld:pubmed |
