Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
563-02-008 ISMRM Abstract

Longitudinal Quantitative MRI of Meniscal Degeneration in ACLR Patients Using 3D UTE-MT and UTE-Adiab-T1ρ Imaging

Primary: Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis
Secondary: Musculoskeletal - Tendon/Ligament
563-02-008 · Cartilage 2026 · Wednesday, 13 May, 9:15 AM–10:10 AM · Digital Posters Row D
Keywords: Ultra-short Echo Time (UTE) Magnetization transfer MRI Meniscus ACL Reconstruction T1rho mapping
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Jiayang Wu1,2, Dina Moazamian2, Mohamad Amin Cheraghi, Hamidreza Shaterian Mohammadi2, Bhavsimran Malhi Malhi3,4, Jiyo S Athertya2, Mahyar Daskareh2, Yajun Ma2, Eric Y Chang2,5, Saeed Jerban2, Christine B Chung2, Susan Bukata2, Jiang Du2,5
1Medical Imaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
2University of California, Berkeley, United States of America
3Radiology Department at Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Darby, United States of America
4Department of Radiology, Trinity Health Mid Atlantic/Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Darby, United States of America
5Radiology Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California, San Diego, United States of America
Presenting Author: Soo Hyun Shin

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