TY - JOUR AU - Ukai, Taku AU - Sato, Masato AU - Ishihara, Miya AU - Yokoyama, Munetaka AU - Takagaki, Tomonori AU - Mitani, Genya AU - Tani, Yoshiki AU - Yamashita, Tomohiro AU - Imai, Yutaka AU - Mochida, Joji PY - 2015 DA - 2015/12/30 TI - Usefulness of using laser-induced photoacoustic measurement and 3.0 Tesla MRI to assess knee cartilage damage: a comparison study JO - Arthritis Research & Therapy SP - 383 VL - 17 IS - 1 AB - T2 mapping is an MRI method particularly reflective of the collagen arrangement in the cartilage, and diffusion tensor (DT) imaging captures the diffusion of water molecules. Laser-induced photoacoustic measurement (LIPA) makes it possible to assess not only the thickness of the cartilage layer but also its viscoelastic properties. By assessing cartilage damage assessment using LIPA and 3.0 Tesla MRI (T2 mapping and DT imaging), this study investigates the usefulness of the various methods. SN - 1478-6362 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-015-0899-4 DO - 10.1186/s13075-015-0899-4 ID - Ukai2015 ER -