European radiology
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Clinical Trial
Image-guided spinal injection procedures in open high-field MRI with vertical field orientation: feasibility and technical features.
We prospectively evaluated the feasibility and technical features of MR-guided lumbosacral injection procedures in open high-field MRI at 1.0 T. ⋯ MR-guided spinal injections in open high-field MRI are feasible and accurate using fast TSE sequence designs.
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The purpose was to investigate the in vivo effects of unloading and compression on T1-Gd relaxation times in healthy articular knee cartilage. ⋯ T1-Gd times appear to be sensitive to mechanical cartilage stress, and thus, further studies are warranted that investigate the relationship between the biochemical load response and the biomechanical properties of articular cartilage.