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Sodium multiple quantum spectroscopy of articular cartilage: Effects of mechanical compression
Author(s) -
Duvvuri Umamaheswar,
Kaufman Jonathan H.,
Patel Saurabh D.,
Bolinger Lizann,
Kneeland J. Bruce,
Leigh John S.,
Reddy Ravinder
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
magnetic resonance in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.696
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1522-2594
pISSN - 0740-3194
DOI - 10.1002/mrm.1910400306
Subject(s) - compression (physics) , quantum , ion , spectral line , sodium , spectroscopy , articular cartilage , chemistry , cartilage , nuclear magnetic resonance , materials science , composite material , physics , anatomy , pathology , osteoarthritis , medicine , quantum mechanics , alternative medicine , organic chemistry
The effects of mechanical compression on the multiple quantum coherences generated from sodium ions in articular cartilage were investigated. Cartilage samples obtained from bovine patellae were studied during compression at 0.7 MPa (100 psi) for 1 hour. The double quantum filtered spectra showed marked lineshape changes in the compressed samples. Compression did not seem to influence the lineshapes of the single quantum and triple quantum filtered spectra significantly. We found that the residual quadrupolar interaction was reduced in the compressed samples. Changes in the ordering of collagen fibers may be responsible for the observed effect.