Shear wave elastography and T2* mapping in the detection of early-stage trochlear cartilage damage.
| Autor: | Kaplan M; Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Duzce University, Duzce, Turkey., Guclu D; Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Duzce University, Duzce, Turkey., Unlu EN; Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Duzce University, Duzce, Turkey., Ogul H; Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Duzce University, Duzce, Turkey., Onbas O; Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Duzce University, Duzce, Turkey. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) [Acta Radiol] 2023 Sep; Vol. 64 (9), pp. 2535-2540. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 10. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/02841851231185522 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: The presence of degenerative changes in joint cartilage is one of the major features in osteoarthritis. Purpose: To investigate the contribution of shear wave elastography and T2* mapping to the early diagnosis of femoral trochlear cartilage damage. Material and Methods: A total of 30 individuals whose trochlear cartilage structure was evaluated as normal in conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences (control group) were prospectively compared with 30 patients who had early-stage cartilage damage findings on conventional MRI (study group), by performing B-mode ultrasonography, shear wave elastography, and T2* mapping. Cartilage thickness, shear wave, and T2* mapping measurements were recorded. Results: After evaluating B-mode ultrasound and conventional MRI sequences, cartilage thickness was found to be significantly higher in the study group on both B-mode ultrasound and MRI. Shear wave velocity values of the study group (medial condyle [MC] 4.65 ± 1.11 m/sn, intercondylar [IC] 4.74 ± 1.20 m/sn, and lateral condyle [LC] 5.42 ± 1.48 m/sn) were observed to be significantly lower than the control group (MC 5.60 ± 0.77 m/sn, IC 5.85 ± 0.96 m/sn, and LC 5.63 ± 1.05 m/sn) ( P < 0.05). T2* mapping values were significantly higher in the study group (MC 32.38 ± 4.04 ms, IC 35.78 ± 4.85 ms, and LC 34.04 ± 3.40 ms) than that of the control group (MC 28.07 ± 3.29 ms, IC 30.63 ± 3.45 ms, and LC 29.02 ± 3.24 ms). Conclusion: Shear wave elastography and T2* mapping are reliable methods for evaluating early-stage trochlear cartilage damage. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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