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Abstract #1651

Two-Component T2* Mapping on Knee Patients: Preliminary Results

Yongxian Qian1, 2, Ashley A. Williams3, Constance R. Chu3, Fernando Emilio Boada4

1Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; 2Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; 3Orthopaedic Surgery, University of PIttsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; 4Radiology, New York University, New York, NY, United States

This work presents the mapping of two-component T2* relaxation on cartilages in the knee in a small group of patients. The outcomes showed potential of the short-T2* relaxation to be sensitive to early degeneration in the knee cartilages.

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