Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
351-02-017 / 351-02-017 ISMRM Abstract

Cartilage UTE-T2* Predicts Long-term Clinical Outcomes After Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy

Primary: Musculoskeletal - Cartilage
Secondary: Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis
351-02-017 · MSK: Everything, Everywhere, and All at Once · Monday, 11 May, 1:50 PM–3:26 PM · Power Pitch Theatre 1
351-02-017 · MSK: Everything, Everywhere, and All at Once · Monday, 11 May, 1:50 PM–3:26 PM · Power Pitch Theatre 1
Keywords: Knee Osteoarthritis Articular cartilage Meniscus Early degeneration 3D Ultrashort Echo Time MRI
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Ashley A Williams 1,2, Constance R Chu1,2
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford Medicine, Stanford, United States of America
2Veterans Administration Health Care System, Palo Alto, United States of America
Presenting Author: Ashley A Williams

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