563-02-002 ISMRM Abstract

Longitudinal quantitative MRI of cartilage degeneration in ACL-reconstructed patients using ultrashort echo time adiabatic T1

Primary: Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis

Secondary: Musculoskeletal - Tendon/Ligament

563-02-002 · Cartilage 2026 · Wednesday, 13 May, 9:15 AM–10:10 AM · Digital Posters Row D

Keywords: MSK Osteoarthritis Tendon/Ligament Ultra-short Echo Time (UTE)

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Dina Moazamian¹, Jiayang Wu^1,2, Mohamad Amin Cheraghi¹, Hamidreza Shaterian Mohammadi¹, Bhavsimran Malhi³, Jiyo S Athertya¹, Mahyar Daskareh¹, Yajun Ma¹, Susan Bukata¹, Eric Y Chang^1,4, Saeed Jerban¹, Christine B Chung¹, Jiang Du^1,4

¹University of California, Berkeley, United States of America

²Medical Imaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China

³Department of Radiology, Trinity Health Mid Atlantic/Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Darby, United States of America

⁴Radiology Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California, San Diego, United States of America

Presenting Author: Soo Hyun Shin

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