Relationship between quantitative magnetic resonance imaging and clinical symptoms in patients with knee osteoarthritis

作     者：Xin-Guang Wang Li-Xiang Gao Min-Wei Zhao Xiao Geng Tian-Chen Wu Hui-Shu Yuan Hua Tian Wang Xin-Guang;Gao Li-Xiang;Zhao Min-Wei;Geng Xiao;Wu Tian-Chen;Yuan Hui-Shu;Tian Hua

作者机构：Department of OrthopaedicsPeking University Third HospitalBeijing 100191China Department of RadiologyPeking University Third HospitalBeijing 100191China School of Public HealthPeking UniversityBeijing 100191China 

出 版 物：《Chinese Medical Journal》 (中华医学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2020年第133卷第14期

页      面：1741-1743页

核心收录：

学科分类：0831[工学-生物医学工程（可授工学、理学、医学学位）] 1002[医学-临床医学] 08[工学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：This work was supported by a grant from the Beijing Municipal Science&Technology Commission(No.D171100003217001). 

主　　题：patients clinical symptoms 

摘      要：To the Editor:Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)objectively evaluates the degeneration of cartilage in knee osteoarthritis(KOA)patients by measuring changes in proteoglycans,collagen fibers,and water content,thereby facilitating early clinical diagnosis and treatment.[1]Western Ontario and MacMaster Universities(WOMAC)osteoarthritis index score is used to evaluate the symptoms of KOA patients.[2]Presently,few studies have evaluated the correlation between quantitative MRI findings and clinical symptoms(eg.,study performed by Zarins et al[3]).This study explored the relationship between quantitative MRI in T1rho and T2-mapping sequence and WOMAC osteoarthritis index scores of KOA patients.