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Articular cartilage deformation determined in an intact tibiofemoral joint by displacement‐encoded imaging
Author(s) -
Chan Deva D.,
Neu Corey P.,
Hull Maury L.
Publication year - 2009
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.21927
Subject(s) - displacement (psychology) , cartilage , strain (injury) , articular cartilage , joint (building) , magnetic resonance imaging , deformation (meteorology) , anatomy , nuclear magnetic resonance , materials science , biomedical engineering , osteoarthritis , chemistry , medicine , physics , pathology , radiology , structural engineering , composite material , psychology , alternative medicine , engineering , psychotherapist
Abstract This study demonstrates the in vitro displacement and strain of articular cartilage in a cyclically‐compressed and intact joint using displacement‐encoded imaging with stimulated echoes (DENSE) and fast spin echo (FSE). Deformation and strain fields exhibited complex and heterogeneous patterns. The displacements in the loading direction ranged from −1688 to −1481 μm in the tibial cartilage and from −1601 to −764 μm in the femoral cartilage. Corresponding strains ranged from −9.8% to 0.7% and from −4.3% to 0.0%. The displacement and strain precision were determined to be 65 μm and less than 0.2%, respectively. Displacement‐encoded magnetic resonance imaging is capable of determining the nonuniform displacements and strains in the articular cartilage of an intact joint to a high precision. Knowledge of these nonuniform strains is critical for the in situ characterization of normal and diseased tissue, as well as the comprehensive evaluation of repair constructs designed using regenerative medicine. Magn Reson Med, 2009. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.