Elena Voronkova1,2, Petr Menshchikov3,4, Ilya Melnikov1, Andrei Manzhurtsev1,4, Maxim Ublinskii1,4, Denis Vorobyev1, Dmitriy Kupriyanov3, and Tolib Akhadov1
1Clinical and Research Institute of Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Trauma, Moscow, Russian Federation, 2National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Moscow, Russian Federation, 3Philips Healthcare, Moscow, Russian Federation, 4Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation
1Clinical and Research Institute of Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Trauma, Moscow, Russian Federation, 2National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Moscow, Russian Federation, 3Philips Healthcare, Moscow, Russian Federation, 4Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation
In the intermediate cartilage layer, the transverse
relaxation times are statistically distinguishable for the normal, mild injury,
and severe injury groups – the more severe a damage, the higher T2 values.
Fig. 1. An example
of patella cartilage T2 map acquired. T2 values were quantified in deep,
intermediate, and superficial layers using Cartilage Assessment utility
(Philips Portal)
Fig. 3. Comparison of the T2 values in patients
of the normal group, the mild injury group, and the severe injury group. A –
deep layer, B- intermediate layer, C – superficial layer.
