| Delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage | |
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 dGEMRIC T1 Map of knee cartilage
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| Purpose | measures relative proteoglycan content of articular cartilage |
Delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage or dGEMRIC measures the fixed-charge density and relative proteoglycan content of articular cartilage using the spin-lattice relaxation time or T1 relaxation time. Current research is investigating the clinical application of dGEMRIC as a quantitative tool for monitoring cartilage function in diseased or repair cartilage.
External links
- The Impact of the Relaxivity Definition on the Quantitative Measurement of Glycosaminoglycans in Cartilage by MRI dGEMRIC Method
- Delayed Gadolinium-enhanced MR Imaging of Articular Cartilage: Three-dimensional T1 Mapping with Variable Flip Angles and B1 Correction
- Toward Imaging Biomarkers for Glycosaminoglycans
- Longitudinal Evaluation of Cartilage Composition of Matrix-Associated Autologous Chondrocyte Transplants with 3-T Delayed Gadolinium-Enhanced MRI of Cartilage
- Association between findings on delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage and future knee osteoarthritis
- Delayed Gadolinium-enhanced MR to Determine Glycosaminoglycan Concentration in Reparative Cartilage after Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation: Preliminary Results
- Glycosaminoglycan Distribution in Cartilage as Determined by Delayed Gadolinium-Enhanced MRI of Cartilage (dGEMRIC): Potential Clinical Applications