Investigative radiology
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Investigative radiology · Sep 2010
Comparative StudyIntravenous versus intra-articular delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in the hip joint: a comparative analysis.
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether T1-mapping of hip joint with intra-articular delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of cartilage (ia-dGEMRIC) is comparable to the already established intravenous (iv)-technique for assessing different grades of cartilage degeneration. ⋯ Prospective case series, Diagnostic study comparing different modalities of assessing status of hip joint cartilage: Level II evidence.