Variation of Lamellar Layer Thickness in Human Menisci on Ultrashort Echo Time (UTE) Imaging: Correlation with Indentation Stiffness

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abnormal abnormally absorption advent allowing anatomic apart appearance articular artifacts assessed available avoid bromide cartilage circumferential coefficient coil collagen contributing coronal correlated correlation crucial currently cylinder defined determine donors eight enables ended evident examined excellent except excitations expansion experimental extension extrinsic feature female femoral fibers five force function gatehouse gross human identification indentation indenter indicate inhibit integrity intensity interface intraclass jerry junction knee layer layers little localized magic maintains male material matrix measured medical medicine menisci meniscus mike minimize molecular moreover morphologic morphology movement negative ones oriented pathology peak perpendicular peter pieces placed plastic play projection properties property pulse radiologists radiology reconstruction regarding relationship reliability resolution reviewed role samples scanner science selectively shock short significantly sites slice software solution spatial specimen specimens speculate statistics stiffness stiffnesses stresses strong structure structures suggest surface surfaces susceptibility tailored taken tears thick thickened thickening thicker thicknesses tibial tissue translational ultrashort uneven variation variations vertically young