by Ravinder R Regatte (Editor)

Advanced Quantitative Imaging of Knee Joint Repair

Over the last two decades, there have been numerous exciting developments in the surgical field of articular cartilage repair. Magnetic resonance imaging plays a critical role in pre-operative surgical planning, through its ability to identify the extent and severity of cartilage lesions. It also plays an important role in post-operative management, by allowing surgeons to noninvasively monitor the morphological status of repaired cartilage tissue.

This book covers recent advances in ultra high field MRI and biochemical MRI techniques such as T2 mapping, delayed gadolinium enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC), gagCEST and sodium MRI. It is written by a multidisciplinary team including basic scientists, radiologists, orthopaedic surgeons and biomedical engineers. The volume is an ideal reference guide for musculoskeletal radiologists, basic research scientists, orthopedic surgeons and biomedical engineers etc.

Sample Chapter(s)
Chapter 1: Surgical Techniques for Knee Joint Repair (433 KB)

Contents:

• Surgical Techniques for Knee Joint Repair (Eric Strauss):
  • Introduction
  • Rational for Joint Repair Procedures
  • Current Surgical Approaches for Cartilage, Menisci and Ligaments
  • Arthroscopic Evaluation of Joint Repair
  • Clinical Utility and Challenges
  • Summary
• Morphological Imaging of Joint Repair (Garry Gold):
  • Introduction
  • Rationale for Morphological Imaging
  • Clinical Pulse Sequences
  • Semi-Quantitative Assessment of Joint Morphology in Repair
  • Clinical Potential and Challenges
  • Summary
• T2 Mapping of Knee Joint Repair (Ligong Wang):
  • Introduction
  • Rationale for T2 Mapping
  • Pulse Sequence Developments
  • Quantitative T2/T2 Star Assessment of Knee Joint Repair
  • Clinical Utility and Challenges
  • Summary
• T1rho Mapping of Knee Joint Repair (Li):
  • Introduction
  • Rationale for T1rho Mapping
  • Pulse Sequence Development
  • Quantitative T1rho of Knee Joint Repair
  • Clinical Potential and Challenges
  • Summary
• Dgemric Mapping of Knee Joint Repair (Welsch):
  • Introduction
  • Rationale for Dgemric Mapping
  • Pulse Sequence Development
  • Quantitative Dgemric in Knee Joint Repair
  • Potential Applications and Challenges
  • Summary
• DTI of Knee Joint Repair (Jose Roya):
  • Introduction
  • Rational for DTI
  • Pulse Sequence Development
  • Quantitative DTI in Knee Joint Repair
  • Potential Clinical Applications and Challenges
  • Summary
• Gagcest Mapping of Knee Joint Repair (Jae Seung Lee):
  • Introduction
  • Rationale for Gagcest
  • Pulse Sequence Development
  • Quantiative Assessment of Gagcest in Knee Joint Repair
  • Clinical Potential and Challenges
  • Summary
• Sodium Mapping of Knee Joint Repair (Guillaume Madelin):
  • Introduction
  • Rationale for Sodium MRI
  • Pulse Sequence Development
  • Quantitative Assessment of Sodium Concentration in Knee Joint Repair
  • Clinical Potential and Challenges
  • Summary
• Subchondral Bone Morphology and Quality in Knee Joint Repair (Greg Chang):
  • Introduction
  • Subchondral Bone Morphology
  • Semi-Quantiative Assessment of Subchondral Bone Morphology
  • Clinical Potential and Challenges
  • Summary
• Biomechanics of Knee Joint Repair (Peter Walker):
  • Introduction
  • Rationale for Biomechanics
  • Quantitative Assessment of Repairs
  • Potential Applications
  • Summary
• Tissue Engineering Approaches for Knee Joint Repair (Lijie Grace Zhang):
  • Introduction
  • Rationale for Tissue Engineering
  • Current Methods and Role of Tissue Engineering in Cartilage, Menisci and Ligaments Repair Procedures
  • Clinical Potential and Challenges and Summary

Readership: Basic scientists from cartilage biology, imaging and tissue engineering; musculoskeletal radiologists; orthopaedic surgeons; biomedical engineers; rheumatologists.

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