In Vivo Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) of Articular Cartilage of Healthy & Osteoarthritis (OA) Subjects with Coverage of All Cartilage Plates

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acceleration accompanied accuracy acquisition additionally affected among anisotropy articular assessed assessment assumed automatically bandwidth bars binary birdcage blue body bone cartilage channel coefficient cohort coil collagen compartment compartments content correction coverage covering decrease dedicated deep detect deviation diagnosis diagnostic diffusion diffusivity divided early episodes example feasibility feasible femoral femur fractional global globally grade gradient greater healthy hence history homogeneous identifies in vivo included indicate interface intervention invest joint knee last lateral layer layers male maps matrix medial medical mike neither network orientation osteoarthritis overall pain paired parallel parametric patella patients pixel plates population populations position potential press previously promising properties protocol published putting radiology receive reduced reflected repeatability repositioning representative resolution resolved respectively rheum root rotation saturated scanner scene segmentation segmented sensitive sensitivity session sided significance significantly signs slice slices specificity square subject subjects summarized superficial superimposed surgical tensor tibia tibial transmit trend unpaired variation versus volunteer volunteers whole years