Saeed Jerban, Dina Moazamian, Yajun Ma, Amir Masoud Afsahi, Sophia Dwek, Jiyo Athertya, Bhavsimran Malhi, Hyungseok Jang, Gina Woods, Christine B Chung, Jiang Du, Eric Y Chang
BACKGROUND: Tendon and bone comprise a critical interrelating unit. Bone loss, including that seen with osteopenia (OPe) or osteoporosis (OPo), may be associated with a reduction in tendon quality, though this remains incompletely investigated. Clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences cannot directly detect signals from tendons because of the very short T2. Clinical MRI may detect high-graded abnormalities by changes in the adjacent structures like bone. However, ultrashort echo time MRI (UTE-MRI) can capture high signals from all tendons...
April 3, 2024: Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery