METHODOLOGY AND APPARATUS FOR EARLY IN VIVO DETECTION AND GRADING OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

摘要

The present invention relates generally to a methodology and apparatus for early in vivo detection and grading of knee osteoarthritis (OA) whereby combined assessment of cartilage thickness, water and proteoglycan (PG) contents is carried out by incorporating dual tuned knee coil (113) (²³Na/¹H) for data acquisition.